The Sun. — London, England, 1830-01-23 00:00:00

MR. OWEN. AbDRESs TO THE MERCHANTS AND TO THE WHOLE VALE AND RETAIL TRADERS IN GREAT BRITAIN. The business in which you are engaged is, for tunately for yourselves and society, rapidly drawing to a termination. The genuine British merchant is already scarcely to be found in any part of the world, and the whole sale and retail trade of the kingdom will soon be ab sorbed by a few great houses, such as Morrison and Co., Leaf and Co., Ellis, &c., &c., which prin. ciple of trade will continue to obtain until the whole business shall be taken up by banking bazaars, which will supersede banking, and every other more ex pensive and hazardous mode of representing and distributing throughout society the wealth of the producers. It is, doubtless, under existing circumsteniles; un pleasant to our feelings, to be . obliged to alter our established habits, and to seek subsistence by a dif ferent' direction of our faculties to that we have been accustomed; but such a change as that which is about to become unavoidable on your part, will, instead of being productive of injurious results, be ultimately highly beneficial to yourselves and to the public. It is evidant to every one, that you do not create a particle of wealth for society but that, without any adequate compensation to it, or real benefit to yourselves, you consume, in the support of useless, showy establishments, a large portion of that wealth which others produce. The real utility to the public of all your industry lies in the distribution you make of the wealth pro duced by the industrious classes; but this your sys tem effects, only at an enormous waste of that wealth, and at a cost of, perhaps, 99 per cent. be yond what would be necessary under a rational ar rangement of society, to produce and to distribute in the best manner. You are, however, blameless : you have acted un• der a system which you did not comprehend—which you could not direct; but which, on the contrary, has controuled yon. You would run much less risk, you would be engaged in occupations greatly more favourable to health and intelligence, and be less liable to deteriorating mental and moral in fluences, were many of you to become producers of wealth, under proper arrangements, instead of be ing distributors of it, under the very unfavourable circumstanees in which you have hitherto been placed. The interest and happiness of yourselves and fami lies require that you should, as speedily as possible, be relieved from the injurious position in which a most irrational state of society has placed you ; making you almost a dead weight upon society, arid rendering you by the fanciful, expensive establish ments you have thought it beneficial to form, useless and extravagant consumers of wealth, instead of being active and intelligent producers of it, which wealth would have been made to add greatly to your own comfort, and to the riches of the public. It is clearly, then, for the interest of the British empire, that there should be, among its population,' the greatest number of intelligent producers, and the fewest distributors of wealth. I, therefore, thus address you, to prepare you for a change of this description, ---a change, which the increase of knowledge renders necessary and un avoidable, and which will contribute, more than could any occurrence, however favourable under the existing system of society, to the attainment by your class of permanent prosperity and happiness. The superior faculties of your nature can never be called forth under a system which makes it appear to be your interest to endeavour to buy as cheap, and to sell as dear as possible. While men are in volved in such practices, it is idle to talk of virtue; as under a system which is technically termed fair trading, they do but endeavour to obtain advan tages one over the other,—the more acute or intel ligent prevailing over the. more ignorant or simple. In a rational state of society, were you to be as successful in obtaining wealth as you are, under this system, generally the reverse, your employment would yet be deemed useless .and degrading.. It is a system of vicious competition, for the purpose of procuring for each family the greatest amount, directly or indirectly, of the hard earnings of the in dustrious classes. It is a wretched arrangement of society, productive of little good to any, and of much evil to all. That such a system should be brought to a speedy termination, your interest and your happiness dearly require; and therefore it is expedient that you should afford all the aid in your power to effect the proposed change with the least possible deliy. Your friend and former associate, 49, Bedford-square, Jan. 18. ROBERT OWEN. 04 .*%.-.;-At4,,,V;qA,. • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 22.—We hear that the Meteor steam-vessel, Lieut. H. Symons, is likely to take out the ensuing mail from Falmouth to the Mediterranean. The Starling cutter, tender to the Ganges, sailed on Saturday afternoon for Portsmouth. In Ilamoaze St. Vincent, Kcnt, Druid, Ariadne, Reindeer packet, and Meteor steam-vessel. At the bland—Vigilant. Loss OF H.M.S. PELoRUs.—We learn by private accounts received here, that his Majesty's sloop Pe lorus, 18, Commander M'Quin, struck on a rock near Minorca, in the Mediterranean, on the 21st of Dec.; and that, after being aground two days, she was hove off, but sunk immediately : we are happy, however, to be able to add, that the whole of her crew mere saved. PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &T.—Commander A. Tozer, of H.M. yacht William and Mary, is promoted to the rank of Captain. Lieut. 1. 11. J3oteler, of H.M. yacht Royal George ; and Lieut. J. P. Blake, Flag Lieut. to Rear-Admiral Gage, are promoted to the rank of Commander. Mr. G. St. Vincent King, of the Java, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Commander the Hon. Thomas Best is appointed to die William and Mary yacht, vice Tozer; Lieut. William Dawson, (a) of the Ganges, is appointed to the Royal George yacht, vice Boteler. Lieut. T. T. Fowle, is appointed to the Ganges, vice Dawson. Lieut. Abraham Darby is appointed to the Coast Guard Service. Mr. Thomas Holloway, Master, is appointed to the Galatea, vice Mr. Causdell, superseded. The following Officers are permitted to study at the Royal Navy College, in addition to those al ready there :—Captain the lion. W. Wellesley, Commander Hindmarsh, Lieutenants H. M. Atkin son, Ellery, Bedwell, and Miles. The Blonde frigate, Captain Lyons, returned to Constantinople on the Bth October, haying landed about 300 Russian Officers and men, who were made prisoners by the Turks at Odessa. The Blonde visited Varna, Bourgas, and Sebastopol; at the latter port, the Russian fleet were preparing to lay up for the winter. Each ship was made fast to a wharf, on which is a receptacle for her stores. The officers of the Blonde were kindly received in all the Russian ports, and the Count Woionzow, at Odessa, paid them the most marked attention. The weather in the Black Sea was particularly tem pestuous, and the cold intense, the mercury being frequently 13 degrees below the freezing point. His Majesty's ship Southampton, ReartAdmiral Sir Edward Owen, arrived at Trincomalee from Portsmouth, previous to 7th August. The Procris sailed from Cadiz for Malta Jan. 2. The King fisher arrived at Rio de Janeiro, from Falmouth, Nov. 3, and sailed from Buenos Ayre3 7th ditto. The Seringapatam sailed from Rio de Janeiro, for a cruise, Dec. 13. The Tyne and Columbine have arrived at Berm:oh% from Halifax. I'he Calypso ar rived at Halifax from Falmouth, and sailed for Ber muda Dec. 3. The Commissioners 1 , ! Majesty's Nary have ordered the Rope-yard, ions reVsla.les'Y's Dock-yard at Woolwich, to be shun a fortnight. Twenty of the men there employed are to be super annuated, and the other 'lO to be sent to the Dock at Gintlount LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1830. Despatches were received at the Foreign office this morning from the British Minister at Lisbon, and also from our Ambassadors at Paris and Brussels. At the Colonial-office despatches were re ceived from Lieut.-General Sir J. KEMP, Go vernor of Lower Canada. In our Paper of yesterday we gave •an account of the French Revenue. The following are a few extracts from the Papers of Wednesday (From the Monitorr of Wednesday.) PAnts, JAN, 19.—His Majesty, affected by the sufferings of the poor in this severe season, has sent to-day the stun of 60,000 francs to the Prefect of the Seine, to be distributed by the Mayors among the poor of the 12 districts of Paris. BERLIN, JAN. B.—We have no political news. Baron Muffling has gone to St. Petersburg'', where he will give an account to the Emperor of his per sonal observations on the situation of the Porte. Some time ago, it was reported that Prussia would contract a loan to pay off the English Five per Cents. We have nothing certain on this subject, and it is probable that the report may be false. It is well known that there is in the Royal Treasury a sum of above 12,000,000 of dollars, which would be more than sufficient to pay off the difference without having recourse to a loan. (From the Messager des Chamhres.) (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCRO TOULON, JAN. 14.—The correspondence between Toulon and Marseilles has been very active for some days past, in consequence of the freighting of sixty merchantmen, which are to convey troops to Algiers and the Morea. It is said that at first no landing will be made at Algiers, but a powerful bombardment, followed by some fire-ships, to burn the ships in port. If this does not produce a satis factory result, two divisions of troops, which are to be stationed near Toulon, would hasten hither and be embarked in merchant vessels for the coast of Africa. This was to be done in April, that the troops may not have to stay long in this country, where quarters arc scarce. The Military Intendant of the division has been desired to send a report of the state of the magazines in his division, and the means it may afford to quarter twelve regiments of the line, twenty companies of artillery and engi neers, and the necessary materiel. The Syrenc frigate will sail as soon as the insane- tiona of the Government, which are expected the day after to-morrow, are received. They are said to relate to the bombardment. The naval division to assemble meantime at Mahon. The At'iso of the 10th says, " It is affirmed that orders have been received for all the ships of the line and frigates in the Mediterranean to assemble at Toulon, where an expeditioA against Algiers seems to be preparing. It is said that a sufficient number of bombs and Congreve rockets, to supply the bombards as they come to Toulon, will be kept in readiness." BERLIN, JAN. 10.—The French and English Journals arc in too great a hurry to admit as certain the news of the elevation of the Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg to the throne of Greece. Nothing can be farther from official than this news. Nothing more is now said of it here. Besides, the Emperor Nicholas would never have consented to it. FRIENCH FUNDS.-..-PA It IS, JAx. 20.—Fi•e per Cente., 1081. 80c. 75c. ; Three per Cents., BM. 85f. 3c. ; Bank Stock, 1,900 f. ; Naples Stock, 93f. 80c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 82i; Spanish Rentea Perpetuelles, 61i ; Haytian Loan, 430. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 60e. ; three months, 25f. 45c. Louts Authentigue. Lisbon Gazelles to the 2d inst. contain no news. The defenders of the China trade monopoly, who would have us believe that the Company's vigilance ,alone can keep dust out of the tea, are very'assiduous in imitating the practice of the Chinese, by throwing dust in the eyes of the public. Unable to controvert the fact of the Company's being a principal means of en- (lancing the price of tea in England, as evi denced by the returns of prime cost in Canton, and sale price, in bond, in London, laid last Session before Parliament—unprovided with any reason to give for the unjust exclusion of British ships from the trade which foreign vessels have long enjoyed—and incapable of showing that the national benefit arising from the Conpany's praits, is superior or equivalent opening the China trade, is an assertion as pre sumptuous as it is ridiculous. Equally frivolous does it seem to us to contend, that because the Chinese are a peculiar people, and the com pany's factory have succeeded on several occa sions in repressing their exorbitance when their demands became unreasonable, that therefore no other persons could succeed in bringing them to their senses at such periods. For it is just as easy for private ships to weigh anchor and make a feint to depart as for those of the Company, and there is little doubt that in the long run pri vate traders would study their own interest in Canton, as in other places, too well to quarrel unnecessarily with the people by whom they are supplied. The Quarterly Review, however, anti cipating that something must be conceded very .shortly, suggests that licenses should be granted to private traders from England, to import manufactured goods into China, in the same way as the trade between India and China is at present carried on ; and that private ships should have licences to take tea to all our colonies, and to every country in the world, except England ; " because that would not only annihilate the Company, but produce instantly and inevitably " the most inconvenient results to the CHAN " CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER." This is a ruse de guerre to frighten the Government ; but luckily, the Government knows that its revenue arises from consumption, and that it cannot pos sibly be affected by the circumstance of tea being imported in a Company's or private ship. As to the scheme of letting British manufactures be sold, provided tea for the English market is not taken in return, it amounts to allowing the manu facturers to give away their goods, but not to sell them, a mode of encouraging trade alto gether novel, by whomsoever it has been de vised. But the Quarterly Reviewer, notwith standing his jokes on " Mr. BUCKINGHAM and " the Blue River," and his supercilious slicers at " the wise men of Liverpool and Glasgow," is obviously no great political economist ; nor is he a reasoner of any force. He has completely blinked the real question, and his information is therefore more curious than it is useful or im portant. We are glad to perceive that the enlightened projectors of the intended " Bath and Bristol Railway " are prosecuting that important national undertaking with becoming spirit. Their per severance deserves: the mote praise, as in all im provements upon a large scale the obstacles to be encountered are proportionally greater—arising not only from the magnitude of the concern, bu t from the interested opposition of those who fancy that existing establishments will be affected by the success of the contemplated project. That such may be the case to a certain extent we will not deny, but we think that the advan tages derivable from the rapidity, safety, and certainty of communication by means of a rail way arc so infinitely superior to the present mode, as to convince the public at large of the absolute necessity of supporting the undertaking We trust that shortly thero will be a railway from London to Bath, to communicate with the one now in progress between that city and Bristol. Nothing can so far benefit the country generally as free and rapid communication between the several great marts of wealth and manufac ture. A railway from London to Edinburgh— passing through Birmingham and Manches ter, would wonderfully promote the comfort of all places near the line of route, by faci litating intcrcource and trade. Bra►►ch lines could easily be carried to the most populous districts, and thus a safe and expeditious line of communication he made to ramify throughout the kingdom. We think the subject of such national importance as to merit the serious and early attention of Parliament. Sir GEORGE MURRAY was slightly iiidiS posed yesterday, owing to a cold caught while attending the funeral of the late President of the Royal Academy, in St. 1.40 vtitilcdni, oa Thunday, HAY M A RKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 4 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto 2 17 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Clover Hay 3 10 5 5 Oat Straw £1 18 to £2 0 I Wheat Straw... 2 0 2 5 Supply good, trade very dull, and prices as last quoted, with the exception of the higher ones being obtained in fewer in stances. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Low!and Meadow Hay .ft • be At 12 New Meadow Ilay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 3 3 10 Fine U 1 land Meadow and Rye-grass Hay ..... , 3 16 4 10 Clever Hay (extra tlne)....f 6 15...lieeerally Oat Straw LI 12 to £1 161 Wheat Straw 1 18 9 4 lepply good, and trade very dnll ; prim% stationary. Lord ELL'ENBOROUGII transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. POCKET STEAM ENGINE.--A few eve nings ago, we were exceedingly gratified by the sight of a steam engine, the smallest ever made, the workmanship of an ingenious artizan named CHARLES SWIFT, who is em ployed in the Rutland Foundry, in this town. In size it is no larger than might with ease be put into the coat pocket; the principle is the high pressure in miniature, the pressure being two pounds to the square inch ; 'tin, cylinder is only One-twelfth of an inch in diameter, and it makes 600 strokes in a minute ; half a pint ,of water will keep it in constant action for more than three hours. It has been constrneted for no specific purpose, but has suffi cient power to wind the bobbins for a twist net lace machine. The workmanship is at once highly finis..;:d and firmly compact, and this less than Lilliputian engine is well deserving the inspection of the cutions and the ingeuknit',lw4Yotting/ictin PRICES OF STOCKS TM! Rank Wtoek bi • • 21830% 3 per Cent. Red. ...94 3% 4 3' I per Cent. Cons. 93% 3 f,g, ty.i per Cent. Ditto Red. IOON t per Cent. Ann, 1.01%%% Ditto, 16 ?6 Ditto Scrip ....... Bank L. Ann. Ditto 30 years l9 7-10 hi India Stock ... Ditto Bondi 74 prn. I DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities 93% New Ditto 9354 Ex. Bills, £l,OOO N. 78 pm Ditto lid. '7B pm. Ditto .....».....500 2d. 77 79 pm. lid. 77 78 pm. Ditto Small 24. '77 '79 pm. Dittos ..... Bank for Act India nit 4 k6coutit ...... --- Cont. for Jan. 20 9 N ?PACES Ot FORAILIPT tbliDS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian I++!d3 • — 'Neapolitan — Brazilidir Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds -- - ,.:Pettliguese Bonds Chilian Bonds - -,,,, Z . - . Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds .s• :Ditto, New — Ditto, 181►4 t 21X Russian Danith '7574 ,Spanish, :821 11%% Greek Bonds 18n.6,3 6 - Ditto, 1825 3314 French flentcs, sp. c. —f. —c. Guatimala. itt a.l Exchange —f.'- - . Mexican Ponds .ns — 3 per cent. —t. —r. Ditto, 152:1 — Exchange —f. ---,. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONi O'CLOCE. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (Iss. at Si. pm.) 100 40% 39% Brazilian Mihlng Company 5 '7% 8 7% Engltsh Mining Company l2 10 Alliance Fire and Life Insurance Co lO 9 5 4 Ye Protector Insurance Comp PRICES OF IRISH STOCI Bank Stock ... Consols 3 per 94 1 4 Gov. St;rek 3% per cent )9 Dittn ) NEW 4 per Cent IOI I; Gov. I)eb. 3% per cent 917i1: Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal 5t0ck....., City Deb. 4 per cent. Ballast (Ace Deb. 4p. e. 92N it MA Arrived. Due. O America O Brasil O Buenos Ayres O Carthagena.. ....... 0 O Dublin 0 Flanders • France 0 O Guernsey dr Jersey 0 .IC3, In!MAN, JAN. ISt. Patrick incur. (per sh.) - Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank l B►~ Provincial Ditto 2l Royal Irish Mine — I lmperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland ...4 13-16 Commercial Buildings — .NO X YESTERDAY. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam C.F 12 6 Ditto, at sight.. 12 6 Rotterdam 2 U 12 Alittmtp ' 12 8 Hamburg M.B. 14 2 Altona l4 2; Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Ditto .2 U. 26 5 Bordeaux 26 10 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 154 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective fl. 2 M. 10 17 Trieste do 10 17 Madrid 35% Cadis 35.4 Bilboa Barcelona 35% Seville 3514 Gibraltar 47% Leghorn 47% Genoa 26 5 Venice 4734 Malta 48% Naples . 3934 Pale'mo per oz. 119 Lisbon Oporto Rio .Janeiro Bahia 26% Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight 134 Cork l% BULLION, PER OE. , _ X. s.. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 . 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17, 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 Ncw Dollars Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 ,Arrived. Due. 4 Hamburg 4 O Holland O Jamaica O Leeward Islands 1 Lisbon 0 O Mexico 0 • Sweden 9 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... St minutes after 1. 1 Evening...2l minutes after 2. to that which the commercial classes and col smilers would derive from opening the China . market, the monopolists appear to have adopted a course of argument, consisting for the most part of unsparing and contemptuous abuse of their adversaries, followed by a quantity of tedious]) discursive prosing about China, tending only to mystify the subject, because, however curious or interesting in itself, it is sure to be found inapplicable to the question at issue. There is an article in the Quarterly Review, exactly of this kind, written in a strain designed to shut the mouths of the advocates of a free trade and intercourse with China. " Let" says the Review, " the opinions gfthose who have some knowledge of the subject be " listened to, instead of the wretched farrago of " ignorance, falsehood, and vituperat;on, which has hitherto marked the progress of this ques " tion." This being interpreted, means, " Let " credit be given only to the Company's ser vants or pamphleteers, disregarding th e " opinions of ignorant and designing men like " Mr. HUSKISSON, Mr. WHITMORE, Mr. " RICKARDS, and Mr. CRAWFURD ; or ofindi " victuals who have no interest in the result, such " as the merchants of Liverpool, Bristol, Sun " derland, Greenock, &c., and the manufsc " turers of such unimportant places 'as Man " cheater, Preston, Paisley, and Glasgow." To say that only those who have resided in China can understand the benefits, or evils, of SHIPPING INTELLIGENCI!....(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 22.--Wind S.E.—Arrived the Abercrombie, Robinson, and General Palmer, Thomas, from London for India. The Nelson packet, Neppett,. from London to Ireland, missed stays, and went on shore on the Hope Sand, east of St. Margaret's Bay, at eleven, last night, where she now lies. If the weather is moderate it is hoped she will be hove off next tide. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 21.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed the Alexander, Anderson, for Bengal. FALMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Stanmer packet, from Lisbon, sailed the 3d inst.; and Mercury, Tispee, from Seville, short of provisions; crew having lived on oranges. PENZANCE, JAN. 20.—Arrived the Celia, James, from St. Michael's. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 21.—Arrived the Samuel Wright, Alice, from Charleston; and Good Intent, M‘Donald, from Terceira. The Mary, Fox, from Youghall to Southampton, was seen on shore, near Weymouth, on Tuesday, but expected to be got off. The Huskisson, Waller, from Africa, has arrived at Crookhaven. The Jane, Ayre, and Robin Hood, of Sunder. land, and Mary, Breck, from Newcastle to Stock. ton, were driven on shore near the Tees, on Wed, nesdar. The Mary, Leggatt, from Chichester, was totally wrecked, near Blyth, on W e dnesday ; only the master saved. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY', T WEL TA 0' CL 0 CK. Charleston Papers, to the 11th of December, have beet' received at the North and South American Coffee-house, two days later than the last accounts, They state that a small caravan, consisting of about sixteen of the American citizens, accompanied by forty Spaniards, have just arrived from the Mexican Provinces, under the protection of Major Riley's company. They were escorted to the boundary of the United States by about 200 Mexican troops; they bring information of the death of Samuel Lamme, a merchant, who lost his life by the attack of the Indians going out; and Major Riley was at tacked by the Indians on the Arkansa, and one of his horsemen cut off. This expedition of the land trade, with Mexico, has been attended with great success. Large quantities of mules and specie have been brought in. Accounts from Lousiana state, that the crop of sugar is very bad, and will fall short of last year by 30,000 hhdg. eft Halifax Papers hare been received of a very late date, nt the North and South American Coffee house, to the 3d of January. We regret to state that his Excellency Sir Pere grine Maitland was confined to his house when the Calypso left Bermuda, having a severe cold. We hare received Boston Papers to the 28th of December, but they only contain information from England. A destructive fire has occurred at Cincinnati, and several buildings were destroyed. A letter received in Baltimore from an extensive house in New York, dated the end of December, states, the depression in the Bank Stock of the United States to be upwards of 6 per cent.: this is an appalling view of the effect of the President's Message. THE FUND!. Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off yesterday, 93j 4 for the Account, and 93 to 4 for Money, with little business going for ward us yet. Hamburg and Lisbon mails have arrived. The former does not bring later accounts than previously received by Ostend yesterday. The river Meuse, which was frozen over, gave way on the 10th instant, at which time 400 persons were on it, but all escaped with the exception of two persons, who were drowned. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 21.—Theie is no change to notice in the Cotton market this week, the demand being only to a moderate extent; the sales of yes terday did not exceed I,tooo bags, at steady prices. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. Prices nominal. EN GLisi Bank Stock, 217 i 18i India Stock, 230 31 3 per Cent. Cone. 93 Do., for Account, 93 4 Ditte Reduced, 93 FUND& 3i par Cent. 1001 New 4 prr Cent., 101 i 4 per Cent. 1826 105 E India Bonds, 72 74 Excliegner Bills, 77 78 TWO O'CLOCK. The Consol Market continues heavy at 93i, alter nately buyers and sellers. No speculation of any magnitude has taken place as yet. The heaviness of the market is attributed to a very large option, which took place some time since, and which is now being brought into play, according to the price of Consols. Consols for money are about 93 to. We do not hear that the Lisbon Mail brings any political information of consequence. In the Foreign Market most of the prices are rather lower than yesterday. The Brazil Mail is anxiously looked for. TIIJ2KB 0' CL CK. __- Consols for Aecount, 951. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 93 Danish 75i Do. for Ac. 93i Greek, 1825 34 Brazilian Bonds 72 Mexican, 1825 Buenos Ayres Peruvian 19 Chihli Do. 27,E Russian 109 Columbian, 1824, 241 Spanish 111 THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). COVENT-GAR IEN MARKET. There was a short supply the trade was brisk. Turnii Leeks, and Spinage, were col (Isy se'nnight ; in prices of Fruit, no alteration. at this morning's market, and ps, Greens, Celery, Carrots, nsiderably dearer than on this other Vegetables, as well as s. d. s. d. Potatoes (cwt.) 4 0106 0 Cal.bages (12 heads)... 0 0 0 0 Ditto Red 3 6 4 1; Ditto Savoy I 6 3 0 Horse Radish(bundle) 1 6 3 0 Broroli 1 6 2 6 Celery Turnips (12 boaches).. 2 6 5 0 Coleworts or Greens... 4 0 8 0 Leek s 1 6 3 6 Carrots (per bushel) 4 0 7 6 Parsnips (dozen) Small Sada(' (basket) 6 4 0 8 d. s.d. Spinage (half-sieve) 1 Otol Onions l6 3 6 Apples 1 0 4 0 Sweet Oranges (WO) 3 6 '7 0 Seville Oranges 8 0 12 0 Lemons 4 6 12 0 English Walnuts Span. Chesnuts (peck) 4 0 6 0 French ditto Spanish Haslenuti French Walnuts Filberis (l2ib.) Eng. Grapes (per lb.) 0 8 1 4 LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(TIIIS DAY). VICE-CIIANCELLOR'S COURT. This bei❑g the first day of Hilary Term, his HoNottx did not take his seat at Westminster till near two o'clock. The continued indisposition of Mr. Horne and Mr. Knight caused a great stagnation in the business of the Court. No motion of any public importance came on before we left. We never remember having witnessed so numerous au attendance of gentlemen behind the bar: PREROGATIVE COURT. This Sittings of the Court for Hilary Term commenced this morning before Sir JOHN NICIIOL. In the case of Featherstone v. Murphy further time was prayed for on the ground that the Proctor engaged by one of the parties in the cause, had given notice that he should proceed no further. The COURT felt undisposed to grant further time on the ground stated. Causes might be carried on a great length of time if such excuses were allowed. The Kryria's ADVOCATE, on the part of the Crown, hoped that the cause would not be delayed unnecessarily. The COURT derided, as there were witnesses to examine, that the cause should be put down for the third Session. Sir J. NICI4OI. dismissed many causes, there being no appearances. _ _ _ The COURT was left bearing the arguments of Counsel in the case of Neville v. Day, respecting the validity of a will. Dr. LUSIIINGTON was heard against allowing the admission of exceptive allegations. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. This being the first day of Hilary Term, the Judges, ac cording to ancient custom, breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor, and afterwards proceeded in state to Westmin ster, and opened their respective Courts. At half-past one o'clock their Lordships took their seats in this Court. THE SCRIVENERS' COMPANY. The ATTORNICS•GENZRAL moved for a resndamus to be directed to the Master and Wardens of the Scriveners' Company, calling upon them to show cause why they re fused to admit to the privileges of that Company a gentleman massed Alex. Foxeroft. The Learned Counsel stated that by an Act passed in the 41st year of the late King, it was necessary, before any person could practice as a notary. public, first to become a member of the Scriveners' Coln pany. The gentleman on whose behalf he moved, made such an application, to which he was entilted, having served seven years' apprenticeship to a scrivener. He had also complied with all the rules of their charter. The first application being refused, he . made a second and a third, but they all shared the same fate, and the Go vernors of the Company positively refused, without assign ng any reason whatever, to admit him, al though they were bound so to do. It was easy enough (said the Learned Counsel) to conjecture what the objections against Mr. Foxcroft were. The Scriveners' Company was composed almost entirely of notary publics, and therefore it was to their advantage not to increase the number of their profession. The Court, however, would never sanction such a muse, but call upon them to comply with the provisions of the Act by which they were regulated. Lord TENTERDIN—Yon may take a rule, Mr. At torney-General, calling upon the Company to show cause but he must look at the Act, and see whether it is pe remptory upon them to admit an individual, before grant ing the mandamus. Rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue was granted. No other motion of interest occurred up to the time we went to press. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Mr. Sergeant Tanur applied to the Court to have the verdict gained in the C4SC of Firns e. Lewis set aside. It was an action on a Bill (.f Exchange, and the defence set up was the Statute of Limitation. He therefore applied on the ground of the letters which had beenc received within the time. The letters having been read, . . The COURT gave it as their opinion that at the letters did not contain an actual promise to pay that particular sum, the verdict ought to be confirmed. THE LEICESTER CORPORATION. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) This notable Corporation, which appears to out- Herod Herod in its proceedings, has again signalized itself by its folly and intemperance. On Thursday last, at a session -dinner, the Recorder, Mayor, Ma gistrates, and Grand Jury, which is composed of members of this erudite body, are accustomed to dine together at the Crowns Hotel, after discharging their respective ditties of Magistrates and Inquest men. On this occasion, after the cloth was removed, the Mayor (who presided) called upon one of the members to give a toast, which he politely acceded to; but, " woe unto the sinner,"—he gave, " The Duke of Wellington and his Majesty's Ministers!" This was treason to their State, and a deadly silence—as awful us the tomb of the Captdets— pervaded the room. At length his Worship, recover ing his wonted reason, sympathized with his friends, and gave, as an antidote, " Champagne to our real friends and real pain to our enemies!" Mercy on us! Was it not prodigious! for our Magistrates, after awarding punishment to others for crimes and misdemeanours, thus to descend from the judgment seat and conspire to bring the ,King's Government into contempt ? How dreadful must it be for his Grace to know that he has incurred the displeasure of the sapient Corporation of Leicester! These are the conservators of the peace, indeed ! Men covertly promoting sedition should not be invested with the administration of justice, which is thus liable to be tainted in its source, and has been per verted to serve electioneering purposes! We hold it utterly impossible that justice, in the hands of such Dogberrys as these, can be fairly dispensed. They are self-elected, and it is sur prising with what assumption they rule over their more intelligent neighbours. The obnoxious mem ber (Mr. T. Toone), with great propriety and spirit, sent in his resignation the mat morning. Dr. WARREN visited Mr. VESEY FITZ GERALD yesterday. The Right Hon. Gentleman has experirneed a slight relapse. The answer to inquiries yesterday was " Mr. FITZGERALD is not quite so we today." Mr. COURTENAY, the Vice-President of the i Board of Trade, has left town for Berkshire. The Right Hon. CHARLES GRANT has arrived in town from a tour in Italy. The real drama of life is often as replete with change as the fictions of the stage. What will be thought of the lady of a baronet, the sister of a baronet, who long represented the Irish capital in Parliament, and one nearly connected with the Peerage, making her appearance as Lady Macbeth, in order to provide for a numerous family, reduced to poverty by extensive Fpeculations on steam carriages? This we understand to be the fact such a (Out must excite much interest. —Literary Gazette. SIR THOMAS I, AWR ENCE.—TIIC following is a list of the pall-hearers :—The Earl of ABEAREEN, Earl Gowan, Mr. PaaL, lion. AnAlt ELLIS, Sir G. MURRAY, Mr. CROKER, Mr. flawr DAVIS, the Earl of CLAN WILLIAM. SIR THOMAS LAWRENCL — Twenty-eight years ago the arts lost one of their votaries by the sudden death of Mr. WILLIAM HAMILTON, R.A., a man distin guished alike for his virtues and ability, and who had long enjoyed the friendship of the then Mr. LAWRENCE. When the awful moment had arrived that it was found necessary to solder up the leaden coffin, and when the undertaker's man had folded the winding-sheet over the face of the de ceased—when the weeping frinds stood to gaze a last fare well—l was struck by the circumstance of Mr. LAW RENCE approaching the coffin, gently upholding death's drapery, and, with inexpressible tenderness, replacing it with all gentleness upon the face of his friend, as if he thought it had been too roughly done. The action struck me then as awfully interesting—it dwells, and has dwelt, upon my mind as a thing .of yesterday.— Correspondent of a Aforniny Paper. NOVEL Fox CJIACE.—On Friday last the Laune Club drew Bellview covert, from which they no kennelled a very fine fox, who afforded excellent sport for several miles through the country; after which, in,order to evade the pursuit of the hunters, Reynard brushed throm,d, the streets of Killarney, the dogs in full cry after him, followed by the gentlemen of the educe in full hunting attire. This novel circumstance vas a source of con siderable amusement to the inhabitants of Killarney.— Cork Cy' iiutitution, GALE AT BLAKENEY AND CLEY. Curs, JAN. 19.—Further account of the * effect l of the gale of last week at Blakeney and Org. The steam-vessel mentioned in your last paP e i slipped her anchor off Salthouse, oa the morning the 13th inst. with the intention of running into til l harbour, but a vi o l en t s t orm o f snow co mi ng on 1 the time, and being unacquainted with our harbotf, precluded the possibility of her effecting it ; having another anchor on board, they again brought M up off Blakeney, about three miles from the short when the squall had a little abated, but which 1 14 succeeded by others throughout the day. She vv": perceived to have a jack flying for a pilot, and whieF was permitted to remain unnoticed as it were by t he 131akeney pilots the whole day. Night coining o n ; nothing remained for the passengers and crew ° I o board but to pass in anxiety and suspense a 4)4 01 dreary night; a dawn of h o p e h owever arr i ve d abet! l seven p. m. an the elements, as if weary of the long and destructive career, seemed fora time lulled' but that time was but of short duration, for (I° morning was ushered in again with its hitherto sc;l customed fury, and the steamer w a s a g a i n p re sente p to our view with all the distressing appearances ° the day previous. About eleven, a. m. a sloop was observed to tht eastward, making for the harbour, but unfortunee l l the tide had been ebbing then two hours, and I al sorry to say the result was she ran on the bar, s" had it not been for the timely assistance they re f ceived from two of the crew of the William ( 1 7 Mary, and some fishermen who were near the le i ; with the life-boat, these poor creatures would in probability have met w ith a wa t er y grave , The sloop, obliged to cut awa y h er mast at th e forol part of the gale, was still riding off this harbour, to the great credit of the Wells pilots,- she was tidal: from her perilous sit ua ti on w i t h h er , no d ou b r, j o Y6' crew, and conducted safely into Wells. The morn' ing of Friday being serene compared to the pre ceil' ing part of the week, an d a pil ot st ill want i ng a t th° steamer, they now proceeded to her with their se' customed party. She was thus conducted st ifeli into port, and proved to be the City of Edinburg 4 f about 400 tons, bound to London, valued at .50,00wi I There were seventy p ersons on b oar d, f or ty ° whom were passengers, an d amongs t t h em several,, ladies; some of them never having been at sea 1 0 ;' fore, their feelings during the gal e m a y b e imagine but cannot be described.—Norfolk Chronicle. THE WEATHER. So intense was the cold on Monday nigh t last, that FAHRENHEIT'S thermometer (in the garden of gentleman residing in this town) fell to six degrees, being 26 below the freezing point.—Canibridge Chronicle. On account of the heavy fall of snow at the beginning of the week, the Newbury coach did not s t " tempt to leave the town for London on Wednesday hot' The mails up o❑ Thursday, as well as several of the nig ht coaches, did not arrive in Speenhamland until late im th e afternoon, having been detained in their progress nea r Marlborough frctn the great depth of the snow which 11 114 drifted in the road. —Berks Chronicle. THERMOMETER IN NOTTINGIIAM.-- --it correspondent has furnished us with the following olse r " vations Lowest. Highest. Monday, Jan. 18th 6° 210 Tuesday 3° 9jo , On Fanattautarr's thermometer, being at the coldest 29 9 below the freezing point. , In consequence of the very heavy fall of snot ( four or five of the coaches, from different parts of th e country, were unable to reach this town on Wednesdsl last, and those that did arrive were in general long *fret their usual hour. The snow has drifted so considerab l f in several parts of the Nnrfolk road as to be above six 1,0 high, in consequence of which the Swaffham coach %1' 35 drawn one stage beyond Brandon by eight waggon berse 6 ' —Canibridye Chronicle. The fall of snow appears to have been of equal magnitude westward as with us, th e m a il colic!: from Dcvonport, this morning, being unable to procee d further than Ivy-bridge, from whence the letter bags We e forwarded an horseback, reaching this city at 20 roinutrs past twelve, a delay of one hour and 20 minutes fron t their usual time of arrival. Th e L an d on mail hav i ng b e en previously despatched, the lett er b ags f rom Plymunill,' Devonport, And towns i n th a t rou t e, h ave b een forwar deu to the metropolis in a p os t- c haise.—Exeter Flying Post' On Monday ni g ht th e L on d on ma il did 10 arrive till s even m i nutes past seven o ' clock p.m., b e ing more than th ree h ours an d a half b eyond i ts usual drily. It seems that at Su n d er l an d-b r id ge t h e h orses suddeOli ran off, by which the, coach was overturned, and th e harness so much destroyed that the coachman had to r eturn to Durham for a fresh supply before the mail could pr''"' cecd. There were no passengers, and We understand the guard and coachman escaped with little or no injury ! ' Edinburgh Payer. The frost was considerably more severe on Tuesday evening than at any time since its rcen o r mencement list week. There had been in the morning what the millers call a stock frost—that is, the water 11 34 congealed at the bottom before there was ice on its surto: . During the whole of the day the meadows in Norwich - Thorpe exhibited a moving scene, being thronged with, thousands of skaitcrs and spectators --a tent was pitched upon the ice for the accommodation of the former, to light their cigars, and to fortify their chests with lirimettre' against the piercing air. Wild swans again made their AP; p earan ce near this city, indic a ti ng th e extreme sever ity 0' the winter in higher northern latitudes. Yet, after 0 stormy night, and the wind coining to the southward, rapid thaw (with rain) took place on Wednesday, th e barometer falling below " mush rain."—Norfolle Chronieb" The frost since Saturday and until yesterdal has been intensely severe in this neighbourhood. The Severn was entirely frozen over for the second time this winter. On Tuesday the thermometer (according to th e aspect and situation) stood at from 12 to 22 degrees belosi the freezing point! A farmer's servant at Berringtonr near this town, had his hand frozen to the handle of 14 pomp which he began to work. Bat a still more es; traordinary ca se was th a t o f Mr. GRICKIe3 child, 0 ' Barker -street, in this town. The haze, or frozen rune, O e Tuesday, bespangled and ornamented every object ; th e child playfully put its tongue to the frost-work upon the iron-rails near St. Chad's Church, and the tongue alma° instantly coalesced to the iron. The pain deprived the child of the power to scream out; but a person observing its attitude and gestures, brought warm water, and tilt° separated the frozen tongue from the iron. The tip of th e tongue, upon examination by a medical gentleman, had the, appearance of having been burnt with a hot iron ; it bled considerably ; the skin of the tongue was left upon the iron !—Shreiesbury Chronicle. After a short interval of thaw, at the en d of the week, the frost returned on Sunday morning pith considerable severity ; the streets were is many place , ' perfect sheets of ice, and many persons going to places of worship met with severe falls. About four o'clock on Wednesday morning a heavy fall of snow commenced , which continued without intermission till.the afternoons when it lay to the depth of nesrly a foot in the streets. The various coaches through Nottingham were consider ably retarded by the snow ; the courier and express were an hour and a half beyond their time in the morning ; the Leeds mail was overturned in a snow drift near Kettering► and the coach was broken in several places, but ❑o p er son sustained any serious injury; after considerable delay i t proceeded forward, drawn by six horses, and arrived in Nottingham at twenty minutes before three o'clock, fens hours beyond its usual time. Several of the coaches 101 ' short stages (lid net start at all. We do do not recollec t so great a depth of snow in the streets since the winter of 1819-20, and it is much longer since such a quantity fell in twelve hours.—Nottingham Review. DOVER, JAN. 21.—A very considerable number of years have elapsed since the inland mail, frool Lond.n, arrived in this town on horseback, but Inch ;v the case yesterday morning. In con sequence o f t h e h e aff fall of snow the preceding night, accompanied by a s trong, brcree, it was drifted in many parts of the Londcn rai to the height of ten and twelve fret, which, rendering try wiling . b y the conches totally impracticable, it Wa g thought a dvisable, at Canterbury, for the mail guard t° endeavour to make his way with the mails for Dover, Folkstone, llythe, and Itruncey, on horseback. Haying , therefore, lashed the bags and his fire-arms to the saddle , he mounted ; and after many circuitous routes, re acbea this place about half-past nine o'clock. In the course of the morning the greatest exertions were made to cut through the snow where the highest drift occurred ; and, by the assistance of the plough, the 04 6 coacho Ctilltrivvi to get lleqr abut syrtiye; one .the foreign ii afternoon Were htei li on by c Post-t,ffi e and no •e in the cm Ncket s Gorernm measin•e, of th e at, hot there beaLroad blocked obliged in Way to th LEEI arettmul,v Coldest da Yesterday eurumene( from four of tiu. gl'e With muc of time, reach that Hour. T including tcrnal nay The ekaiters, a In th( herds are extrem e e 4 and birds 1 At Fl degrees In Arno has Bologn a ti has not ha A ccol and Spain ther as in communic the wolves On tt place at N With the time last y that city fi The Marseilles, he r eac h e d intoxicati o spitting a A peasant and a Cut, A lett of the Upp that Heigh have had I Are unable deleend ito servant in several per 1 11137 mind The pagsable by and the ma back • At IttAuxuß' the oldest ii even ice ha, The se of Europe i this countr therinomet; tern of Fat Th e passes the rircrs the cold is atroce. of ice," deo Rouen is Fs( held irpon , Beene iv attic Mr. Il Earl Cow? The r( BOLLAND, telligerit C to the Gra deservol en years, the Chief Law DUBL openly decl " tile Socie repeal of t Ireland flint agitation. " Carrickfs agriculturisi of agitation relief. TI O'CoNNau Office, Cron Clalnations r The si prevailed in and in seve► nature of th Demer have been Coffee-house notice to rvi a new Com The Later a this Court, is final. A pi, November' of the War the wives ar , ent ; a ei;e Tiflis during by th e Rues PUB LL "01C CAST en respl letest@d iR Town Hall, dintreased tt thereon as n ' i on, a petit G oveinineni Members.._ CRoMI grei ftnd will ma the districts " 'I Iles l on 1 level oit f Nee and m I lext „nanu, i 'htlih i I,l4:lsPrifi:°:°l4.tirrph':g Cr 14 l o t in u t:c r i 144-eocop:iotn'ttW'Caltitt t oiP u lt a t ee°l:ll s l)le r i i:' r adn o tfi"; a neßi a e r tt e t n :P e °3l .I n ll riLbi t -ni(jeli d e o °f l ) p B UBPEI f t 44t Re, is r e N 4 lOO O dis Crewk ( Ki e tied road t 4 Bticigewitl THE