The Sun. — London, England, 1833-01-19 00:00:00

FINE ARTS. The WIDOW; or ADIEU to the WEEDS. We have just seen a clever engraving under this name, from a painting by Richter, which, from the nature of its subject, as well as from the ability with which it is executed, stands a two-fold chance of popularity. The story is simple and may be read at a glance. A widow, like most widows, smart, buxom, the very pic ture of health and hope, is busy in the act of discarding the external symbols of mourning— the internal grief she has long since got rid of— for her defunct spouse, Mr. Biggs, or Stubbs, or Tomkins, or whatever else the good man's name may have been. Two female friends assist her in this welcome task ; both of whom, we are perfectly ready to state on oath, are deep in the widow's secrets—to whit, her intention to marry a second Mr. Biggs, or Stubbs, or Tomkins. The proof that we are correct in this opinion, lies in the rich diamond necklace and jewellery on the table, which none but an inatnorato; far gone in the tender passion, could have mustered up gene rosity enough to present to the sprightly widow ! Oh, these widows, these widows ! We can see at a glance, by the virgin freshness of the weeds, which have been flung aside with such contempt, that the sly mourner can scarcely have worn them six months. And yet here she is— going to marry again ! A second husband is in her eye, though the ashes of the first are scarcely cold ! But we must not condemn her harshly. Women are not apt to forget when their hearts have been once concerned ; it is when their vanity only has been tickled and satiated that they are varium et mutabile," as Virgil calls them. Pos sibly the widow's first husband was a dashing young officer, who grew fat as he grew old, and took to his billiards by day, and brandy and water by night, leaving his wife to console herself by prayers and solitude—perhaps he was a rich old unks of a Nabob, who married her for her beauty, but who was unable to administer those little agreeable consolations and comfortings (we for bear from specifying particulars) of which young women are so fond, and of which they stand so much in need —or, perhaps, he was a young enthusiast of a sallow, romantic cast of counte nance, with big black eyes, prodigious whiskers, and a born genius for a quadrille, who ran away with her from the home of a gouty father, who did nothing but sit by the fire-side and swear, and of a mother who had no taste for any thing hut making pickles and studying a cookery book ; —perhaps, we repeat, her first marriage was one of this sort, a Gretna-green affair, where both parties (boated on each other to distraction, and talked of nothing but " love and a cottage," until as time rolled on, and children began to squall, and butchers to wax troublesome, and the cottage to get damp, and the husband to get sick of solitude (and that eternal piano !) a " change came over the dreams of both," and the one woke to find that she had tied herself for life to a brute who thumped her, and the other that he had married a fool, without a ray of " intellect," and who thought of nothing but her blue-eyes and her looking-glass. Possibly the widow's first marriage was one of these three ; and if so, who shall blame her for trying her luck a second time ? Her first lottery ticket proved a blank; the odds are that the second will turn up a prize. At any rate the widow will not fail this time for lack of caution. She looks as shrewd as a fox on a poaching tour, and very likely to split upon the nice question of settlements. Only look at the sly baggage! What a world of cunning is in her eye ! What arch, puzzling expression lurks in the angles of her charming little mouth ! God help the poor fellow who comes to receive her thanks for " that charming necklace and those sweet earrings." There is clearly no chance for him. Let him enter her presence with whatever prudential designs he may, he will quit it in a paroxysm of adoration. She will see him to the door with such a look of tenderness ; she will request the honour of a second visit (quite in the family way, as she is an unfashionable sort of person, alive only to domestic matters), with such a wheedling, coaxing air, that an offer of his hand, together with a handsome settle ment of ten thousand pounds down, and ten more when the old fellow, his father, dies, will be the immediate, the inevitable consequence. Oh, these widows, these widows, we repeat ! We affect to laugh—to sneer—to scorn—to de spise them—but after all, they have, (the minxes) their own way of us. The petticoat, at all times a dangerous thing to meddle with, is neverso dan gerous, as when it encircles the figure of a plump, smiling, dainty widow of twenty-five. But we have been hurried away from the engraviug. To return then. The form, face, and attitude of the widow are portrayed with singular propriety. There is infinite character about it, but not an atom of exaggeration. She looks the widow to the life. In its more me chanical department, the engraving puts forth strong claims to notice. There is nothing harsh or scratchy about it ; the lights and shades are 'beautifully blended, and the grouping of the principal figures remarkable for its ease and elegance. ABB 0 TSF ORD. The illustrations of Abbotsford, both literary and pictorial, in the present number of this work, " on Scottish Scenery and Antiquities," are worthy of Colonel Murray's abilities as a draughtsman. They are remarkable for their spirit and fidelity. M. Pozzo DI BORGO is expected to take his departure from this country in the course of a month. We regret to state that Sir EDWARD SUG DEN was very ill during the day. The Learned Gentle man said he was (as was quite apparent), labouring under severe indisposition, and hoped the Court might be kept as quiet as possible, so that it would not he necessary for him to raise his voice to any extent. Sir EDWARD ex erted himself, and went through his duties with his ac customed ability and diligence, arguing almost without intermission until a quarter-past twelve o'clock, when, feeling extremely exhausted, he was compelled to ask his Lordship to adjourn the Court for a quarter of an boor, that he might have the opportunity of resting, and recover ing his strength a little. The LORD CHANCELLOR im mediately complied with his request, there being no Counsel present who could go on with anything ad interim, and before the given time bad expired, Sir EDWARD was in his place opening a very heavy appeal in " LEITH V. 14viss, wad others." PRICES OF STOCKS THI: Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 9 7% M 3 per Cent Cons. ...66%% 7 63 1 4 Per Cont. Ditto Red. Te gew 334 per Cent. .. 9334 4%lh' 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 — I per Cent. 162 F 102 34 84nk Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 186 0 - 171 , 6 5-16 Oct. 10, 1859 Jan. 5, 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880....... - lan. 5, 1870 - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 90!.4 Belgian Ponds 7FR, Ditto Account 76N, Brazilian Bonds — Ditto Account 49; Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 20!4 I Chilian Bonds ... 16 1 ,4 —... Ditto Account Colombian Bonds 9• Ditto Account - , Ditto Bonds, 1324 ION Ditto Account 1 Danish Bonds 72 Ditto Account =reek Bonds 0 614 1 Ditto Bonds, !825 Ditto Account — I Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 2ll Ditto Account — I Ditto, 6 per cent. 26% I Ditto Account — Neapolitan."... ....... OAT AT ONK O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. .—. India Stock Ditto Bonds .34:pm. South Sea Stock 9SU Old Annuities — New Ditto..... .......—.. 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 45 46 pm. Ditto." ........500 45 46 pm. Ditto . Small Ditto Commercial —pm . Ditto Advertised —pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. fnrJan. M. 88 87% 88%% PHIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds 10.34 Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds ! Ditto Account —so Regency Scrip 4l dis. Ditto Account 4a-1-4 dis. Prussian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1822 lol4c Russian Ponds, 1829 !MN DittoAccoutit lO l3 ,4 7 1 New Loan WC, Spanish Bonds, 1821 Ditto Account 16 '06 Ditto Bonds, 18 I4 .-.. Ditto Account French Rentes, sp. c. —f —c. I— Exchange —f —c. 1---:3 per cent....., —f —c. -- Exchange —f —c. Dutch Scrip 43 1 ,4!.,4 Ditto Account 42% French Scrip 43z pm. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 9g Bolanos Mining Compam £l5O 145 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (ss. at 51. pm.) £2l) Ditto National 17% Ditto St. John I)el Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 ~ritish Iron Mining Company £5O Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) 49!,c English Mining Company 12% General Mining Association ll Real del Monte Mining C 0... . , ... United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21 Ditto New Set ip , Alliance Fire Insurance Comp , Protector Insurance Comp. ..„ Australian Co. , Canada Company General Steam Navigation Co, Provincial Bank of Ireland 16% sq 5 79 0 %!.; 7 2414 . pm.) 40 6% 5 8% , ...... £2 £1,5 6 2.5 q 7,4 ... . l7 94 13 94 , , .. ..... NGE YESTERDAY. COURSE OF EXCHA Amsterdam C.k . 12 2i Ditto, at sight rlotterdam 0 U 12 SI Antwerp 12 8 Hamburg M.B. 13 14 Altona '1 14+ Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90 Ditto 0 1J 26 10 Bordeaux 0 6 15 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M.:53 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective fl. 2 M. 10 11 Trieste do lO 12 !Madrid 361/ Cadiz 36g llilboa Ifig 3arcelona 36 Seville 36 Gibraltar 47'. Leghorn 4 6 3,4 Genoa 26 10 Venice 46', Malta 46 Naples cgli Palermo per oz. 120 Lisbon Oporto 4S% Rio Janeiro Bahia 32 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight l ►4 Cork I% BULLION, PER OZ. X. B. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silver bars, standard 0 0 0 CROWN LIFE-ASSURANCE COMPANY, :13, BRIDGE• STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. DIRECTORS. JOHN WELLS, Esq. Chairman. GEORGE H. HOOPER, Esq. Deputy Chairman _ . _ . Sir Wm. Richard Cosway William P. Litt, Esq. James Colquhoun, Esq. Colonel Moody James Colin, Es q . Sir F. Ommanney Capt. J. W. D. Dundas, R.N. A. Stewart, Esq. M.P. John Wilson, Esq. James Farquhar, Esq. William Whitmore, Esq. Thomas Harrison, Esq. William Wilson, Esq. John Kirkland, Esq. Aunrroes.—Jameson Hunter, Esq., H. Stock, Esq., Isaac Solly, jun., Esq. PnYsIcIAS.—Dr. James Johnson, Physician Extraordinary to the King. SURGEON.—James Wardrop, Esq, STANDING COUNSEL—Charles Ellis, Esq. SOLICITOR.—J. Haddan, Esq. BANKERS....NIessrs. Whitmore, Wells, and Whitmore, 1.5111- bard street. - ACTUARY.—J. M. Rainbow, Esq. THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS OFFICE, among others, are :- 1. A participation septennially in two-thirds of the profits, which may be applied either in reduction of the premium or to augment the sum assured. On a division of Profits for the sewn years terminating on the 25th of March, 1832, Bonuses, amounting from ISs. to 21. 12s. per cent. per annum on the sums assured, varying with the age, were assigned to all Policies for the whole continuance of life effected previously to the 16th o f M a y, 1829. 2. Premiums may be paid in a limited number of an nual sums instead of by annual Payments for the whole of life ; the Policy continuing to participate in profits after the payment of such premiums has ceased. S. The Assurance or Premium Fund is not subject to any charge for Interest to Proprietors. 4. Permission to pass to Continental Ports between Brest and the Elbe inclusive. 5. Parties (including Officers of the Army, Navy, East India Company and Merchant Service) may be Assured to reside in or proceed to all parts of the world, at premiums calculated on real data. 6. Claims to be paid within three months. 7. The Assured may dispose of their Policies to the Company. S. No charge but for Policy Stamps. The Prospctus, Tables of Rates, &c., to be had at the Office in London, or of the Company's Agents. T. G. CONYERS, Secretary. arbr *nut+ LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1833. The particulars of the counter project of treaty of the King of HOLLAND has transpired. We understand that he insists on the payment of a duty on the navigation of the Scheldt by the Belgians, to take place immediately, whereas, the Belgians object to it until various other points are arranged—on a transit duty for mer• chandise sent from Belgium to Germany, which the Bel g ians will not pay at all, and on the im mediate payment of the instalments of the Bel gian portion of the debt, which the Belgians will not pay until a deduction has been made for all the expense incurred by them in forming an army to protect the country from invasion by the Dutch. Unless the King of HOLLAND should come down in his terms, there will be little chance of a settlement by negotiation. No official account has been received at the Belgian Embassy of the information contained in Colonel BUZEN'S letter, as given in the Times, relative to the opening of the Scheldt by the King of HOLLAND to the ships of all nations, except Great Britain and France ; but the news is by no means improbable, considering the temper of the Dutch Sovereign. Should it be confirmed, there will be but one course for the British and French Cabinets to adopt—com pulsion. BRUSSELS, THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 17, S O'CLOCK. The following intelligence being of great importance, I hasten to communicate it to you. It arrived this evening to the Go vernment in a despatch from General Buzen, the Governor of Antwerp, and bears the date of this day at noon : " I have this moment been informed that orders from the Dutch Government have been received by the Commandant of the Dutch fleet in the Scheldt, to the effect that he is to allow vessels of all nations to come up and go down the river, excepting those bearing the British, French, and Belgian flags." It is said also that no conditions whatever are annexed to this permission, therefore the merchantmen from all nations, with the aforesaid exceptions, may come to Antwerp as before the siege of the citadel. It will depend on the British and French Governments to obtain the same right for their ships. Why the Dutch King should have made this invidious dis tinction requires explanation. The British and French mer chantmen came to and sailed from Antwerp even to the middle of the month of November while the combined fleet was off Holland. The " counter" treaty proposed by the King of Holland is now semi-officially stated to have arrived here. It is of the nature stated in the letter of Tuesday evening. A great deal has been said about an intended intervention by the British and French Cabinets for the settlement of the dispute between the rival forces in Portugal, and it has been as serted that the condition of the armistice which is to be proposed are the expulsion of Don VIIGUEL, and the resignation by Don PEDRO of the Regency. We do not know what truth there may be in this statement ; but we know that no intimation or an intention to deprive Don PEDRO of the Regency has been made to the Portuguese authorities in this country. The meeting of the constituency of the city of London, that will take place on Monday next, is likely to prove highly influential, as well from the number and respectability of those who will attend, as the importance of the subjects to he there discussed, viz.— The Repeal of the Septennial Act. The Repeal of the Assessed Taxes. The Voting at Elections by Ballot. It has been with regret we have lately observed a disposition to prejudge and prejudice the question of the ballot, without entering fairly upon the discussion, or waiting till it be fairly discussed. The late Lord CASTLEREAGH was celebrated for having " two strings to his bow," and the opponents of the ballot seem to delight ht sporting on the horns of a dilemma. They first labour to show that it affords no secrecy, and consequently no protection to the voter; and, secondly, that the secrecy of the ballot, which they have previously shown (to their own satis faction) has no existence, will be " a cover for insincerity and deception, and a destroyer of all confidence between men." They set out by assuring us that " the poor man has no secrets from the members of his, own little circle, that his own family and gossipping companions of the alehouse will inevitably, from the habits of free communication throughout that order of our countrymen, be familiar with his pur poses and his acts," and that, therefore no secrecy can exist under the ballot (which would leave the ballot and open voting on a par with each other), and they then turn round and, with true CASTLEREAGH logic, assure us, with equal sincerity and truth, that the secrecy of the ballot, " facilitates deception between man and man," and is " a substitution of the mask and stiletto for the cudgel, the open defiance, and broad gaze of day,"—in short, that the ballot, with a sort of pantotnimic magic will convert every Englishman into an assassin. Is no deception practised in open voting ? Is every promise then given honestly redeemed ? Alas ! Let some of the candidates at the late election answer that inquiry. We are not, however, among those who ima gine, whatever may be its recommendations, that the ballot, as a political institution, is, or can be, perfect,—no human institution can attain PERFECTION,-but if it be an improvement on the present system, the want of absolute per fection is no ground for its rejection. The question of the ballot must be fairly met and fairly discussed. We have reason to know that the prevailing feeling in favour of the mea sure is daily spreading and becoming more decided, and we agree with the observation that " if it be the desire of the nation, the ballot, it is manifest, must come." We point attention to another able commu nication by " DALETII," on the subject of a Repeal of the Union. His remarks on the sub ject of tithes are penned in a sagacious, liberal, spirit. We have received the following letter from an English officer in the army of Don PEDRO. What the writer says of the Miguelite feeling of some of the British naval officers on the station is worthy of attention. It is not surprising that men who owe their promotion to the Tories should feel a desire to serve a cause which is so intimately connected with Tory interests ; but it is surprising that such men should have been selected for a service, in which, if circumstances do not permit an open demonstration in favour of the Constitutionalists, there should at least be perfect neutrality. How real neutrality is to be shown by men of such marked political opinions we are at a loss to understand : 46 OPORTO, JAN. 5. " You are probably already acquainted with the dis asterous result of the sortie of the 17th ult. Our force consisted of 1300 men, of whom I was one. Our loss amounted to 70, and it would have been much greater if the seamen of the British squadron and merchant ships had not dragged our poor fellows out of the water, and treated them kindly afterwards, giving them dry clothes and refreshments. An infamous report has been circu lated that the British rr fused to take them into their vessels, but it appears to have been propagated by Miguelite agents, who wish to create dissension between the British and Portuguese Constitutionalists. We were able for an hour or so to stand our ground pretty well, but the fire of the Mieuelites was at length sosevere that there was nothing but flight left to save us from destruction. Never was sortie worse planned. We obtained fifty pipes of good wine from the town, and twelve bullocks from behind it ; but these do not compensate for the loss—seventy brave sol diers. Captain Phelan, who behaved admirably, was wounded in the hand, hut not sever. ly. " The Emperor continues to show great activity; and Sir John Milley Doyle, who has been created a Major- General, with about 401. per month pay (of which, how ever, he gets very little now, owing to the state of our treasury) and rations for five men and two horses, is very useful to him. He and Soligrsac, the new deputy Commander-in-Chief, are very friendly. We are well provided with necessaries; provisions, although dear, are not very scarce, as we have had supplies from Vigo. We feel the want of money, however, in many ways, arid have no expectation of touching our arrears before we get to Lisbon. " I am sorry to say the Miguelite feeling in some of the officers of the British squadron is very marked. A few days ago an aide-de-camp of Santa Martha visited Captain Glascock, and was most graciously received. Sir John Milky Doyle, who happened to go on board whilst the Miguelite was with Captain Glascock, did not go into the cabin, as the meeting might not have been a very pleasant one to Captain Glascock. The object of the visit of Santa Martha's aitle-ile-camp, was to inquire whether there was any truth in the reported interference of the British and French Governments in favour of Donna Maria. It seems that if this were known to be true in the Mi guelite camp, the usurper would in a week be abandoned by two thirds of his officers. "We arc still busy in the battery of the Arabida. It ought to have been finished a fortnight ago, but things will progress now that Solignae has arrived. " The weather has been very cold lately, and we have had much rain. This will impede our operations a little, but I hope my next letter will not be dated from Oporto. " The Water Witch cutter arrived here a few days ago, with supplies from V go. saw and convers,d with the mate, a very respectable man in his appear_ ance and manner, who a.sum d me, that the day be fore he left Vigo, two fins Spanish regiments, each nearly 1,600 strong, were shouting vivas for Dianna Maria, and demanding to embark IT Oporto. This was not of course permitted by the authorities, but my infor mant said many of the soldiers threatened to desert, and to get on board Sartorius's fleet when on the point of sailing. If this man has not told me a downright false hood, you may regard hi 4 information as important. Thus tell your friends at the Admiralty, that when they send out ships again to Oporto, they will do well to draft out the Miguelites for home service." A private letter received this morning, from St. Omer, states, that Sir ROBERT WILSON, in company with the Marquis of DOURO (eldest son of the Duke of WELLINGTON), had arrived in that town, from Antwerp, and had had an interview with the brave veteran, Baron General CHASSE, who appeared much delighted at seeing the son of his former Commander-in-Chief. Several French officers of distinction have also visited this old soldier, who highly admired the courage that he evinced to the last. Lie suffers very much from illness. An express has been received this morning from Paris, bringing the Papers of Thursday, and the IVlessager des Chambres dated yesterday. They are principally filled with comments on the debates that have taken place in the Cham ber of Peers and the Chamber of Deputies, for the passing of a law repealing the one passed on the 19th January, 1816, on the restoration of Louis XVIII., that the 21st of January should be kept as a day of prayer for the soul of Louis XVI. The modification offered by the Peers have been treated with ridicule, and this may be considered the first contest that has taken place between the two Chambers. The Liberals of France have long been wishing that so absurd a law should he repealed since a new dynasty has ascended the throne. The Quotidienne and the Gazette de France, with their usual acrimony against Louis PHILIP and his Ministry, are pleased to style the Chamber of Deputies an assembly of democrats, who wish to overthrow all Royal authority, and take the reins in their own hands, similar to the Convention. This victory of the Chamber of Deputies over the Upper House has created a great feeling in Paris, as it is likely to lead to greater reform in the Constitution. The Ministerial Journals give detailed ac counts of the loyalty and congratulations that the Citizen King, the Dukes of ORLEANS and NEMOURS, Prince de JOINVILLE, and the whole of the Royal Family, have met with from the troops and inhabitants in the Department of the North. This is a sufficient demonstration to prove that if LOUIS PHILIP only encourages liberal principles, no Monarch can be more popular with the French nation. The Royal cortege, with the King and Queen of BELGIUM, is expected to return to Paris in a few days. Daily interviews take place between the Am bassadors of Prussia, Austria, England, and the Duke de BROGLIE, Minister for Foreign Af fairs, on the subject of the settlement of the Belgian question. The answer of the King of HOLLAND, although far from being so satisfac tory as might be wished, still gives hopes that an amicable arrangement may yet take place to the honour of both countries, without the peace of Europe being disturbed. The report of the Germanic Confederation having declared in favour of King WILLIAM of Holland has produced very little effect at the Bourse ; for were these petty States to attempt any hostilities, a revolution would soon declare itself in favour of liberty, which would lead to their overthrow. The contest between the Pacha of EGYPT and the Great SULTAN creates some anxiety among the merchants at Marseilles and other ports of France. It was rumoured at the Bourse that MAHMOUD had applied to Russia, England, and France, to interfere in his behalf, according to treaties. The news from Spain, received at Paris, is up to the 9th instant. FERDINAND had again assumed his regal power, conjointly with the QUEEN. This event had created a great sensa tion in Madrid, as FERDINAND is well known to encourage the apostolicals and priests, and has taken into favour ZEA BERMUDEZ, who is at heart a Carlist, although he dissitnulates his real principles. A great crisis is near approaching in the Peninsular, when a violent struggle will take place for liberty. The arrival of Sir S. CANNING was hourly expected ; his mission is looked to with great anxiety by the Constitu tionalists, who hope that the recognition of Queen Donna MARIA, of Portugal, has at last been definitively agreed upon between France and England, so as to put an end to the atrocities of the usurper MIGUEL. The Brest squadron, it is said, has sailed for the Tagus, where it is to be joined by an Eng lish one to demand satisfaction for the insults offered to the British and French flag by the troops of Don MIGUEL. Paris continues tranquil. There is a case in our report of the Chancery proceedings of this day, calculated to suggest the most important reflections to the minds of those who take an interest in the difficult ques tion of slavery emancipation; but we have only space and time left to request our numerous readers to give a careful and attentive perusal to the facts. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARI There was a good supply of be morning's market, but the tract than on this day se'nnight, othi IEN MARKET. )th Fruit and Vegetables at this le was dull. Greens were lower ler things about stationary. Potatoes (cwt.) 2 6 tos C Ca.bages,Savoy( l 2) 2 0 4 Ditto Red 2 6 4 ...• 0 6 1 6 Horse Itadish(bundle) 4 0 6 0 Celery 0 6 1 3 Carrots ,12b,inches) 3 6 6 6 Turnips Coleworts or Greens,., 3 0 4 6 Leeks. 1 0 1 fi E Fo n r g . i G ish ra , p F e o s r ( c p ed er .. .. .. 0 1 8 0 2 2 6 6 Filberts 0 9 1 0 Pine Apples (lb.) s. d. s. d. Spinach (half-sieve) 0 4toll 0 Apples 20 86 Pears 4 0 8 0 Onions 2 6 4 0 SevilleOranges(loo) 9 0 12 0 F.Sweet Oranges 8 0 14 0 Lemons 8 0 16 0 I lEnglish Walnuts 2 0 3 6 Span.Chesnuts (peck) 6 0 10 0 French ditto Spanish Hazlenuts 5 0 9 0 French Walnuts 4 0 8 0 Brazilian Nuts 2 0 4 0 HAY at A ItKETS.—t et t per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATEST. JAMES'S.) C oa rse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .C 2 0 to £2 5 kz ew \teaclow . Hay 0 0 0 0 U se ful Old !htto 2 15 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 0 u ov er Fla; ..... : Oat Straw 1,1 Bto £1 101 Wheat !Ara,/ ... 110 113 SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .£2. 5 to £2 10 New Mea.low Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 3 10 Fi n , upland Meadow and ltye_grass Hay 3 15 4 0 Clover Bay (extra fine)....£s s... Generally 'l,.t Straw ... £1 4to £1 61 Wheat Straw 1 8 1 10 Lord ELIBAN K has resigned the commission which he held in the military service of the East India Company, on the Bombay estethlisliment. His Lordship was in IndiA when, by his father's demise, he succeeded to the family honours, and he consequently returned to Europe. PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Lords of the Privy Council sat to-day at the Council Chamber, Whitehall. Their Lordships were occupied the greater part of the morning with an appeal from the Court of Chancery, in the Island of St. Vincent, the questions on which depended chiefly on matters of account, totally devoid of any public interest. The Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, Sir Christopher Robinson, and Mr. Ellice. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY. SLAVERY EMANCIPATION,--MOST IMPORTANT CASE. THORLEY v. BURN AND OTHERS. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN was instructed to call the Court's most attentive consideration to the case he was about to open. It was a case of the greatest difficulty and importance that could be brought forward, and one in which he very much regretted his inability to offer his Lordship any assistance in the course he ought to pursue. Lord Crawford and Lindsay died in the year 1825, seized of an estate in Antigua, upon which there were then 140 slaves. By his will, dated in 1816, he directed that after his death the rents and profits arising from the estate should accumulate (after defraying certain necessary ex. penses), till February, 1833, when the slaves should be manumitted, and the accumulations equally divided among them for their support. By the laws of the island, any propri etor of slaves manumitting them, was bound to pay 300/. for each slave into the public fund, as a security for their main tenance. In this case, the whole sum to be appropriated was only 750/. The number of slaves was 134, twelve of whom were unable, from infirmity or sickness, to work any more; and eighteen were infants. It had been referred to the Master to ascertain whether, by the laws of Antigua, this desire could be carried into effect ; and he had now repeated it could. The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired if, by the Act, a proprietor could not emancipate without paying the 3001., or whether he might, but that if he did he would subject himself to some penalty ? Sir E. SUGDEN believed that by the law the proprietor had the power to free his slaves when he pleased, but in this case it was immaterial to consider whether in doing so, without providing the 300/. for each, he became liable to a fine, because there was no fund nor person to be made answer able for the penalty, unless it was the Lord Chancellor him. self, or the present occupier of the estate, and the latter was quite unable to pay any thing. By the law nothing could prevent the freedom of these slaves taking place next month. The slaves knew that. It had been proposed to lay out the fund to which they were entitled for their general benefit by erecting huts for them, and apportioning to each small plots of land, if they would consent to remain together and work on the estate; but they had all declared they meant to avail themselves of their liberty, they intended to separate, and to remain no longer on the estate where they had hereto fore been so long located. A letter from a respectable person on the island, represented to be well acquainted with the dispo. sitions of the slaves, stated that it was quite unreasonable to suppose that any thing could induce the slaves on this estate to continue to work on it after next month—they would be sure to take themselves off, even if afterwards they should feel it necessary to return again to the same planta tion. If the fund were to be divided into equal shares be tween them, it would not amount to more than four or five pounds for each; and probably the better way (the Learned Counsel thought) would be to have it declared that the division should take place--those who were able to work should have their portions—that the infirm should be supported by theirs, as far as the money could go, and that the infants' shares ahould be applied in some way for their benefit, through the Receiver, or by some other means. It was beyond doubt that they could not be continued and worked as slaves after next mouth—their freedom they must have, and yet there was nothing like the necessary fund for supporting them in their emancipated condition. It might not be necessary to declare the able bodied portion of them actually manumitted until it has been seen whether hereafter there would be the 300/. for each of them, but in that there would be a difficulty. This was an instance highly illustrative of the difficulty there must be in proceeding at once to the general emancipation of all slaves. However anxious all might be that there should be some amelioration in the condition of slaves, yet when it was found that when having only 134 slaves to deal with, and having some property to dispose of among them, it was impossible to point out any mode of liberating them with out the prospect of the greatest mischief resulting from doing so, and of plunging them into great misery, it certainly was calculated to teach an awful lesson. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL appeared for the Crown. He would not enter at once into observations upon the great public question which had just been adverted to by Sir Ed ward Sugden, but would merely state one fact that had not yet been disclosed, and then leave this undoubtedly very perplexing case in the hands of the Court. It appeared that the estate had been let at a yearly rental of 5,0001. to a Mr. Burnthorne, and that so negligent had the Receiver been that he had allowed an arrear of rent to accrue to the amount of 2,0001. If the receiver could recover that four years' rent, then there would be pretty nearly as much as would meet the exigencies of the law upon the liberation of these slaves. Before his Lordship parted with the case, the Learned Attor ney-General considered that, at all events, he would bring the Receiver to an account of his conduct. Other Counsel were in the case, but they added no observa tions. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN had not stated any thing about the arrear of 2,0001. for rent, because having done so could have answered no good end. Mr. Burnthorne was quite un able to pay a penny of it, and he had stated, that if pressed, he would instanter turn all the slaves adrift, and there was not a person in the island who wanted them. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was a case full of dif ficulty. Undoubtedly almost any thing ought to be done at any rate with the view of saving further expense. Sir E. SUGDEN was sure that he and his Learned Friends would do all in their power to prevent the case being sent back again to the Master, or more expense being incurred in any way. The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired if the bar had any objection to his communicating with Government on this case ? He was replied to in the negative. His Lordship then observed, that he thought it was very fit on public grounds that Government should be made acquainted with the whole of the circumstances of this case. He agreed most fully with Sir Edward, that it presented many most important reflections. Sir E. SUGDEN thought the case showed the great danger that was to be apprehended from yielding to the almost general public cry for slavery emancipation. The LORD CHANCELLOR promised that it should have all the attention he could give it. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL •. THE SKINNERS' COMPANY. This case, which was part-heard yesterday, and on which the arguments were resumed today, was an information filed by the Attorney-General at the relation of Dr. Knox, the Head Master of Tonbridge Grammar School, against the Cor poration of the Skinners' Company and the Principal and Fellows of Brazennose College, Oxford, for the purpose of having the opinion of the Court upon the construction of the deed of gift of a Mr. Henry Fisher, under which the Skinners' Company had become possessed of valuable lands in that and other parts of the country. In the reign of Edward VI., Sir Andrew Judd, by his will, founded a free grammar school in Tonbridge, with an exhibition for one student in the University of Oxford. The whole property of the school was to be under the direction of the Skinners' Company, of which the founder had been a member, and for that purpose the Skinners' Com pany were incorporated under the name of the Governors of the Pessessions and Revenues of the Free Grammar School of Tonbridge. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, a Mr. Henry Fisher, by a deed of gift, made this school a material object of his bounty, and it was upon the construction of that deed that ' the principal question in the information turned. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. RANDALL, on behalf of the relations, contended that under the construction of the deed the estates were vested in the Skinners' Company, only as Trustees for the sole use and benefit of theTonbridge School. On the other hand Sir Edward Sugden, Mr. Lovett, and Mr. Bethell, submitted that by the deeds the estates were vested absolutely in the Skinners' Company, subject only to the payments specified for the support of the school. Mr. Bethell having finished his arguments, the further consideration of the case was adjourned, the Attorney-General who had to reply, being engaged in the Privy Council. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) At the sitting of the Court, Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE informed the Bar, that in consequence of a severe domestic affliction, the Lord Chief Justice would not be in his place to day.—(On inquiry we understood that his Lordship's mother was dead.) JONES v. PEARCE. This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the de. fendant, for an infringement of his patent for making suspen sion wheels for carriages. On the trial the Jury found a ver. dict for the plaintiff. Last Term a rule Nisi, was obtained by the defendant for a new trial. Mr. GODSON to-day stated that he had the concurrence of the defendant to the discharge of the rule for a new trial, the patent having been fully established.—Rule discharged ac cordingly. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY). ROWLANDS v. STACKPOOLE. Mr. POLLOCK, with whom was Mr. JEREMY, stated the case for the plaintiff. It was an action brought by the plaintiff, to recover from the defendant a balance of about 1601., for board. ing and lodging him and his son. The defence was first the general issue, and also the statute of limitations. the lt d eappeared andfromh itshe son,e a i d yo n ti c n e g o fmtahne thenwitness, a t d h h a n t h 11, , 8 a l n i d since dead, went to board and lodge at the plaintiff's house, aingrSeied to ouptahy a .strgeueti,neaad Gray's ; l a n lfnh-alanep,er week forforwhich each of the defendant From that time, until lEW, they lived with the plaintiff, with some intervals, when they went out of town or abroad. In 1823, they went to France, and continued there. In 1825, the defendant wrote a letter to the plaintiff, in which, among other matters, he stated that he had received the plain. tiff's account and would pay it on his arrival in Lon don. The charges were proved to be reasonable, to the full amount of the demand. O ne o f th e witnesses, fle— Driver Cooper, Esq. , stated the defendant was now living 0 Paris, and had in 1826 succeeded in establishing a the House of Lords, to a sum of 200,0001., from Count SO"' pools. I MPEA . 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' . regal t ot . lelVel to iYipe I,",'e equity i 0, - , 1 , 4 11 ouch ),Th.:" ,gat th e n o h!hy, i all that ;NY' l4,: u : b 61 lie C ,, 11, otlo t e t' ll e l a b r ut it : L : e tie d i I .pti i t 4 i vit 4 t i rs u i e l l oti e (i t 0 : : nt i li p . 11 l ,rel uie °'./i.t ru 'l ' l4 P oyst 18 g 0 5iPt ,o l p t r i L ' t .a g t rt eo e feth ee vdnu Sa pps d' e:B 'n riuo t tt n,r h ae ied h on h c l ecti PY ht a , e o e rii lt i t c l' ,, en the gi • ' i d th * ben a F IN at • PP % to , tithe is qoe tion, Ish only*,'" Ole, and 1 , of it of W °l oc. be G ave been : e oriPtted ti il eia' t° be ' 1 _ I N , receive t° th Ylit ero on evr tt e4:7 l l teotis that . o r eni e_ t it inctunl ltheirorne to the it hitiy It° t imitate % h i' It is the 4 ktdeligbts CO i le tle'telling igno of it ,ia W being t' 1, conduct is sr rom .actions are tu uo te li s ' lt i a l , to or be m a . s h c a e t r wa s Ain ti otx ,' kg ni t; u c s e t rv i e n d the e ~'!ett. the 111( 1 '`' th e Hebrew: loP,tioder which til Li t , 4 d u"En, thereb3 tli,t's,ertations o ,h e , ,,e ere of Clue s• n t te • : coentnandi The Consul market is not so g H ood ilL as F in P th A e e S ar T ly part N of the l Aso p o ill, car's' ooult. th o morning, when they rose from 87 Mto 881 ; this improvemen t Pie r : eby the was owing to a general belief in the House that a party purchasing against an account; since which this has prove: 16:01thhe Priesthood incorrect. Consequently, Consols s shea:teoiragtaoinHornescneddedare: to . buit:vt.th ll sile f iki.okh d lieeust i ,ot a a.hv n ee d elepin: 831 W; e at un p d re e s r e s n ta t n t d he th y a a t r t e h B e T esp t a o tc lA h; require an explanation of the Dutch Government in regard l° t!thi,'"isti. 7, v. 5 the present situation of the Scheldt ; and we also hear, that th e led !' 'S 04 th e h moment our Government takes off the embargo on the Dutch i t. lie 0 ,,: , :_ t h e law : f a ports the Scheldt will be open again to all vessels. t ... li by Pvta e , „ We have seen a letter from Vigo Bay of the 9th install' Wil t , • the R; ''-', t when orders were issued by Admiral Sartorius to take wate r kli ' 4 14, 'nfile ri t on board the squadron, and to sail for the Tagus. In the Foreign Market all speculations are in a stagnant state * l3° tipiwer vation THREE O'CLOCK. We q : lo 4 b y a i Iwo Consols for the Account, set i. I To, these lawW law heart ral 1 e i n , r 4W was en The employment of so many persons in put' 'a nte Of ingn, 1 ting Claremont in order has given rise to various coulee' I .._le certain con, a tures. By some it is considered as likely that LicorOD P "t' Sorge .ro,ooev of and his bride will visit this country in the Sprung ; bli 54frecroityll:Pleose h others that his Belgian MAJESTY looks to it as a place 0, '.,.'l4'Ply ,:ill'olltablr k pe n r o t , n v a n ne is nt a r ,a et t re th a e t from i,lce the thankless honours of an unt' 3 ' 7 t he '"e p e w' test o f 0 crown. The more general, and more probable, opini" ii _ r g oti "loa n , is about to becom e t h e residen ce " b eo or ' pl ea n t n is t• li e t v i i evil of the Duchess of KENT and her disticgu:shed daughter. r nolo od toe o f 0,, othe oth e '44, , The sale of tides in some of the Germ aial whirJetvit'll"l' Principalities to low, scheming advenuurets, is DOW _s o t veil of the it* fo ol) , continual, that it has become proverbial to may of a 01 "leen th e e te rtmt _ r , e " If he call him'elf ' Baron,' you may suspect him ; I CO Sg ur , Oler ui r , e ll the cee th d4 Y """. only 'lllr.,' you may trust him." o s u 0 u toOroh, - tioi e l 1 n The Government of Central America h 0 p, ai P Go d 4 o' it Corbettieced Dr. Bowatric's " Reports on Public Account!" 3 " tiei n „; the n ranslated into Spanish, for the use of the offict* functionaries, That being the case for the plaintiff; Mr. WILLIAMS submitted that the plaintiff must be r suited, as there was no evidence of admission of the debt promise to pay within six years of the commencement of action. Mr. POLLOCK tendered proof of the date of the of the writ. to thier. c W as l e L . LIARS said the date of the writ would not -- ---- --- His LORDSHIP, on looking at the record, stated that was clear the plaintiff was too late, and beyond the six years. The plaintiff was then nonsuited. SI-11PPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY', FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JAN. 18.—Wind E., fresh.—Sailed the Inglis, man, for China, PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 18.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the Orontes Carre, for Madras and B enga l . FALMOUTH, JAN. 17.—Wind E. to E . N . E . , and squally. strong breeli LIVERPOOL, JAN. 17.—Arrived the Concord, from 01 DUBLIN, JAN. 17.—Arrived the Mary, Gaynor, for }lob e ' LA WRVIG, JAN. 5.-The wreck of a large vessel was the 26th ult. south of the Rover Rocks, off Fredericksvern• The Fortuna, Paul, from London to Dram, was tots ll / lost on the island of Agerve the ult. ; crew saved. The Ann, Clapperton, from the Clyde, has arrived at Sie lll l Leone. •fed i The British King, Moncrief, front Rio Janeiro, has on off Dover. 1 FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord Dundas, at his house in Hertford-street, MaY• fair ' from his seat, Aske Hall, Yorkshire; Sir W. W. Wynn, a rt ' in St. James's square, f rom hi s seat, Wynnstay, Denbiglishu`' Hon. E. V. Harford, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, fr c r a tour; Wm. Cummings, Esq., at ditto, from the Contineln; Mr. and Mrs. Orton, at the B r iti s h H ote l , Jermyn _ srreet, fro Ramsgate ; Edward Bligh, Esq., a t ditto, from Ireland ; Russell, Esq., at ditto, from Weymouth ; A. Robertson, at ditto, from Paris ; Wm. Jones, Esq., at ditto, from Hlt he ; Kent; Captain Moore, at th e R oya l H otel, Jermyn-stree t, freo ~ Dublin; J. Sitwell, E sq ., a t dit to, f rom Oxford; Mr. and 141" J. Dent, at Paine's Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from the C °ll. tinent ; J. F. Rowley, Esq., a t ditt o, from Chatham; CaPtal"„ Stephenson, at ditto, from Brighton; G. H. Dashwood, M.P., Mrs. Dashwood, and Miss Baker, at the:Hyde.park lin t s ; Hyde-park-place, from Wycombe House; Osgood Gee, Esq. , n ditto, from Essex ; ; C a pt a i n an d M rs. Phi l i pps, at M a rshal l Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish.square, from Hampton Cou rt the Hon. - Major-General and Mrs. King, in Portland-0 0e ' from Baron de Rutzen's seat in Pembrokeshire; Mr. R. Spenc er ' in Abingdon-street, Westminster, from Brighton. DEPARTURES. Lord Gardner, for Gayhurst, Bucks; A. R. Stewart, for Ireland; J. H. Sunderland, Esq., for his seat in Surrey Lady Lady Thorold, from the Burlington Hotel, for Brighton; Turner, Esq., from ditto, for ditto; Sir H. J. Bridges, BSI; from ditto, for Rad nors hi re; Mr. and Mrs. Williams, from British- Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Durham; Mr. and Mrs. Rae' from ditto, for Worcest er; G . R . Bolton, Esq., from ditto , f°' Durham ; W. Atkins, Esq., from ditto, for Edinburgh ; W /a. Royston, Esq., from ditto, for ditto; S. Lynn Stephens, Fit: for Melton Mowbray ; Sir Wm. and Lady Welby, from the Burlington Hotel, for Hastings; Mr. and Mrs. Townshen" from Brook-street, for Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. R. Par te ' from Clifton Lodge, Beds, for Brighton. FETE AT HATFIELD-HOUSE. This fete was remarkable for the" tableaux" exhibited( by part of the company, attired in the perfect costume ° , /he times and of the parties they represented. The c 0 .% pany consisted of a sel ec t par t y , a ll i n f ancy d resses, w oe rendered the scene very striking when the coup &cell 0: taken of the whole in th a t sp l en did mans i on. Amo ngs t the company were the Duke of Wellington, Lord Swore de Rothsay, Lord Verulam, Lord HilAborougb, Lord CO" per, Lord Cowley, Lord Maryborough, Lord Grimsto ot M. P., Lord Mahon, M. P., Lord Grosvenor, M. P" Mr. Attwood, M. P., Mr. W. Mackinnon, M. p., Mr. Marryatt, M. P., Baron Dimsdale, Lord A. Beauclerkt &c. Amongst the tableaux one of the most rematkab/0 was that taken from the description in Ivanhoe, wh ere Rebecca, to avoid the pursuit of the Knight, threatens t o htow herself from the battlements of the castle. Led! Lyndhurst, covered with jewels, and looking r t markahlf well, personated Rebecca, and Lord Grimsten theKstigh 4 Their attitudes, bowever, were more for effect than se' cording to Nature, and Rebecca, instead of looking at the Knight when she is supposed to exclaim " That if dvanced a st , p further she would throw herself headlong from the embrasure," seemed to look quite another Ws/ Whether Wilkie, who placed the parties, is to blame fe t this, is more than we can say. The proce-sion of th e characters was as follows—(we gave the characters Ye l " tenlay).- 1. Lady Mildred Cecil as herald, with the banner of Ken' worth. Badge—the rose of England, the badge of the house ° Tudor. 2. Mr. Leopold Paget, with the banner of Ivanhoe. Badges the cross of the order of Templars. 3. Miss D. Darner, with the banner of the Abbot. Badge"' the bloody heart, the badge of the house of Douglas. 4. Mr. Hylton Jolliffe, with the banner of Peveril. Badge"' the eagle, the crest of the house of Derby. 5. Lady Jane Grimston, with the banner of WaverleP Badge—the thistle of Scotland. 6. The Hon. Gerald Talbot, with the banner of the TAI' man. Badge—the cross of the Crusaders. 7. The Hon. Francis Grimston, with the banner of the''' . gend of Montrose. Badge —a branch of laurel and myrtle in terwoven, the badge of the clans of Graham and CampbelL 8. Lady Blanche Cecil, with the banner of Quentin Dnr ward. Badge—the holy, badge of the Scottish archers °' Louis XI. The Marchioness of Salisbury, as Lady Edith, via l dressed in her favourite c irnation-co!our silk velvet robe' richly ornamented with jewels and pearls. Lady Sand' wich's dress was the object of general admiration. g er La . lyship's bodice was thickly studded with costly The Ladies Mildr e d and Bl anc h e C ec il (the young daughters of the host and hostess) we re attired as herald* and formed an interesting portion of the procession. Theo/ were a' , out 700 persons present. [The dresses of the personages who figured in the tableaux were magnificent; but no sense but the sight was gratified a t this fete. The niggardly supply of refreshments—therebeing nothing to eat or drink after the small allowance of tea O a hot water was exhausted—made everybody discontented.) TIIE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Up to the present hour we have no arrivals of any descrip• tion, consequently no political information to communicate' This dearth of intelligence causes a great dulness in the CitY; nevertheless the Funds maintain their prices. THE FUNDS. Consols, which left off yesterday at 88 for the Account , opened at 871 to 88, with little doing as yet. The extrem e fluctuation during the week has been from 87 to 88, about on e per cent. Next Wednesday being settling day for Consols, it is ex' petted it will be the heaviest we have had for some thy past It now appears that the Scheldt is open to all vessels excep t the British, French, and Belgian. This we announced solo e days ago in our City article. Some anxiety is expressed for the next arrival from Oporto , which we expect will bring some important information. In the Foreign Market nothing doing at present. Consols are now SSif •