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LAW INTELLIGENCE. ray SOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 16. The IN RE STAFFORD SMITH . . t„, insolvent in this case had been a clerk in the e t p r , Ete y Duty Office, but had been discharged by the ission ers upon hi s b e i ng d ec l are d i nso l vent. o f : n LI amount of his debts and liabilities was 1,6491., , 11 - 1 ch 6191, were contracted without consideration.. he .d been originally a bookseller at Cambridge, and th ,,a,t l ributed the origin of his insolvency to the fact of re "! ustees of St. John's College in that town, having -ed the site of his house for certain proposed altera inz s ll 411 ,1 improvements of the college, and thus break drees--sl, t?sotios 1- o usiness connections. He had paid his ad allv a young lady at Cambridge, to whom he :„ Vitat he had been engaged in marriage, but who te ".*s `3' gently refused to marry him. He brought an the 4.° . l° , which, at the time, obtained some notoriety with be oublic, but the insolvent was non-suited, owing, as ated, i n t h e l engt h ene d exam i nat i on to w h ic h h e as subjected, to the fact of several important witnesses h w h ° ol n he had subpcenaed being bribed. By this action ag.st a l arge sum of money, and he also stated that he Itt'ti lost money t o a l arge amoun t by betting on Priam, abl e Derby, against the field. He had lost a consider „sum,. by theatrical speculation, having taken the 411 4 Theatre, where he appeared in the cha t: tact, -tl' ...inlet, and excited some risibility amongst the m u t , c k e - Upon this failure he wrote to a nobleman t d -6 us IS circumstances, and through his means 0b '4,1,-"It. De situation in Somerset-house, which he lost in lence of his insolvency. 5 COURTth. 4tll after a lengthened investigation decided 0 ;1 P.ere were no grounds of opposition, and eventually --c 'M'Jd the insolvent to be discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. ha esterday George Bowles, a porter. working at the rfs in Thames-street, was charged with stealing a T6ater of oats, the property of Mr. Muggeridge, of ,%. mes-street. kr iX r. Humphreys, the solicitor, appeared on behalf of Ard Muggeridge, a corn merchant, at the bottom of St. r ew's-hill. On Friday last he had 270 quarters of oats brought u p t o Puddle-dock. in two lighters. In e 20 quarters were put. In the other 250 quarters, o 1 wined in 500 sacks, were stowed. About eight ' eh on Sunday evezing the prisoner was found on 421 laystall adjoining the wharf, carrying a sack of oats 7 1 v.Y, and as he arAmitted they did not belong to him, he as detained on suspicion. On the following morning Fata.ilb earilsdaeikt •ss found lying iu the manure in the lay -was observed that a shoot from 'the lay doliktt) the ..vharf had been lowered, and there was no Mit t Ille,*lief had obtained access to the wharf from v i h n - ,` e • The prisoner was not employed on either the lay stall. Samples would be produced of the Lars' f Mind on the prisoner, and those contained in the LoLoos.•• the sack would be identified, and it would be -s. ed that two of the 500 sacks brought up in the isa were missing. 4 ' dr GEORGE CARROLL committed the prisoner for trial. t ) rallies illarden, a young man employed as clerk by Mr. i il ger, a furrier, in Noble street, was charged with ab f'teo( aiding with 301., which his master entrusted to him rlnto Messrs. Masterman's. T '. Piniger d tat ime prisoner had been in his ,t,13"337 several state months, h and t on the o Bth of January he g hi two d cheques for 22/. 12 much easy' a s r l- •.ade up crossed cheques for 22/. 12 5., and as much SS 50 ade up 30/., and desired him _ s to take it to tc br3' s. Masterman's, to bring back the pass-book, and a new cheque which he wanted for immediate of l'he prisoner went away about three o'clock in the t- °On, and hosaw no more of him until he was ap -rpe,h7 e nded on the 15th, when he had got rid of all the ) ;: e xcept about 305., but had the cheques still in his 4 e P s ion. When the prisoner saw him he accounted betng "'s condi Let by saying that he lost a sovereign, and ashamed to return he went on spending the money le s l e was apprehended. Witness had warned him the said the better it might be for him. Ivaß"„e ledg sr-keeper from Masterman's proved that 301. 1" 9 - "," ° t Patd in to Mr. Finiger's account, and policemen P r cxhiced the two cheques, which he took from the The Li ra th Prv,oner said he was tipsy when his master gave e ao verei e tni nloney, and being so at the time he missed the to ret •he spent more money in drink, and was afraid Th urn to his master. " e Voisoner was committed for trial. CLERKENWELL. Jo s . R as ;Pi , ileadford, a respectable youth, 18 years of age w o j'aced at the bar, on Monday, before Mr. Green ke-s", charged by Mr. John Samuel Hunt, of the firm of, 2ilaftr2e47Bililarur;tltoann. and Mortimer, the extensive silversmith's street, Gray's Inn-road, with stealing Itei, °llll c€a and twenty-five pennyweights of silver. pr eut iliPeal.vd in evidence that the prisoner had been ap twoznecetelo ie( 1 1 o . , the prosecutor four years, and was respectably In consequence of some suspicions that he onest, George Dixon, a private watchman, ern n the manufactory, was deputed to keep a strict etch+a nd on Saturday evening last, about six o'clock, the en the whole of th e w o rkmen had left the premises, oner remained behind, and was seen by Dixon to 11.- into, the chasers' shop, where he took up a gallipot I 11) Et3ench, and emptied something into a paper, v . li k i eb. he put i n t o hi s p oc k e t. He was stopped by Dixon - 1 7 uf.t. was leaving the premises, who told him he should g: 0 until Mr. Hunt was sent for. They had a struggle, ai;' et 'the p r i soner succee d e d i n return i ng t o th e c h asers ' ~° ' t) , where, in the agitation of the moment, the prisoner .t his umbrella on the bench, and the three ounces of !liver which had been before on the chasers' bench, were found in a sheet of Punch's Almanac& and on the prisoner ;vas found a corresponding sheet of the same publication. 21r-Munt was sent for, and the prisoner was given into custody 'The prisoner was cautioned by Mr. GREENwooD, that as he had no professional adviser, it would be as well for him to say nothing. He adopted that course, and was remanded until Thursday next. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Lowry was yesterday charged with having at tempted to pick the pocket of Mrs. Belcher, of Holies street, Cavendish-square, at the Haymarket Theatre. It appeared that the complainant and her son were Waiting at the box entrance of the theatre, on Monday er ening, when an attempt was made to pick the corn plairkant''s pocket by the prisoner. The prisoner was Jitat at this moment spied by Mr. Gibbons, son of Sir John Gibbons, the magistrate, who instantly . went , o a ff s ' ll4 procured a police -c mstable. The prisoner w seized by the constable, with his hand in the lady's Packet, the prisoner having contrived to raise her dress 'Perceived.—The prisoner was remanded for a few days. 13ENEVOLENCE.—A donation of 11. from T., was thank `4l.l3' acknowledged. LAMBETH-S 'BEET. I. Y esterday Thomas Reynolds, a toll-collector at Strat -741, in Essex, appeared before Mr. Henry, to answer to s ummons taken out at the instance of the Messrs. o ee s°o, coal-merch a nts, &c., at Stratford, and which a rged him w ith c h arg i ng t o ll u pon the waggons of the M plainants, the same being exempt. rkr. Ellis, of Cowper's-court, City, solicitor, appeared i behalf of the complainants ; and Mr. Clarkson, the lia;trister, and Mr. George Deere, clerk to the trustees of ? I Z o aci, attended for the defendant. k'He brief facts of the case are these :—The Messrs. e ees °o had contracted with the Directors of the North eastern Railway to cart a quantity of timber from their an " ri arf, at Stratford, to the Company's Stratford station ; 1, 3 - Z having to pass through the turnpike-gate with each Th d, they were charged a fresh toll at each journey. al l " complainants considered that the toll charged for e first journey was sufficient in law for the whole day, 'll,l therefore claimed exemption on each of the subse (44l4 Passings. The question here raised being one of for with public importance, its decision was looked vr‘lvith more than ordinary interest. hif43% Clarkson said that since he had entered the Court taa attention was directed by the worthy magistrate to a sole' t he " Queen v. Roscoe," in the Bth folio of " Alder ix.; a nd Ellis," w hi c h was perfectly analogous to the oph7 n t , and werein the could no w t be legally charged i . Court as unanimous in ts ton that a s h econd toll 1,,_411'. Ellis obser ve d th a t t h e comp l a i nan t s th emse l ves t_ere trustees of the road in question, and having only of b 9 jest i n view, namely, that of obtaining the decision „,.sla Worship on the point in dispute, they would be fied by the def en d an t pay i ng t h e costs . th e was agreed to on the part of the defendant, and Parties left the Court. The decision is one, as has been b efore stated, of great importance to the public. THAMES POLICE. very simple-looki ng ma n came b e f ore M r . B ro d er ip advice Yesterday, and said he wanted to ask the Magistrate's advice on a case of the very greatest importance. r. BaonEaw—l do not sit here to give advice. I will give advice to any one. Tell me your case, and I tell you wheth er I can a ppl y th e l aw or not . The applicant proceeded to state that he resided at 'Ord, n ear B ow, and on Monday, while engaged in 2 own work s h op , h e saw a lady ' s reticule lying in the ITddle of the road, and lost no time in securing it and le a ? ing it in a hat, which he deposited in his own house. ?re h e had an opportunity of examining the contents 11 ' t he reticule a lady waited upon him, and asked if he , 841 found o ne ? H e replied i n the affirmative, and im- Zediately produced the reticule with its contents un ,llehed. The lady recognised it as her own, and pro 71ed to overhaul it in his presence, and exhibited great Opfaetion that the contents of the reticule, consisting lan t 'ti Si. Bank of England notes and some silver, were disturbed. She politely thanked him for his honesty and ,Loa alacrity with which he had produced the reticule, and ii`luost liberally" presented him with 2s. for his trouble. , e i e accepted of the money, but having mentioned the 4, $e accepted to a friend, he was advised to demand t v age mone "—(A laugh)—of Is. in the pound. B RODERIP supposed the applicant meant salvage i mv s' ll eY, and he could assure him he was not entitled by Ito make any demand. v ery ‘‘ h t l e . i t_at f l o ie r an so t 7. Don't your worship think that 2s. is v.ft, but said it was certainly a very small re 4ra, but the law did not allow him to snake any demand. Th e . Wapoprlttheyant seemed very much to doubt the accuracy of the Magistrate's opinion, and left the Court, PParently much dissatisfied. 'rest GREENWICH. "'day Richard May, potman at the Royal Oak, Zrf.__Purd-road, Rotherhithe, was placed at the bar be eeanMr. Jeremy, charged with obtaining money by esictins la ndi s of a false voucher, for wine sold by John James, _prd of the above house, to a lady named Lainson, in Millpond-row. te li r• ame, on being sworn, deposed that he ordered orsprisoner to deliver half-a-dozen of port wine a • Lains on ' s house, but never authorised him to re t h o v e Payment for either wine or spirits. The prisoner, ever, subsequently made out a bill in his (Mr. tim e 's) name , attaching his own receipt at the same Mfrs.' a Ying that he h d e pose d or it at the bar. Alice Lainsom that she received the bill fr~ui her ~,,ervant, who said the prisoner ' vas Waiting fi , r aCt nowled gment was to be torn off. Witness immedi ately Ng th 4 formint, 245., to the prisoner. We had also paid for wines ordered of the prisoner, and which she supposed came from the Royal Oak. One parcel of wine came in October, the other in November. Mr. James said he believed the prisoner had ordered wines and spirits from other houses, which had been de• livered to the parties as coming from the Royal Oak, the bills made out in his name, and payment made ac cordingly. The prisoner was remanded to Maidstone Gaol. WOOLWICIL _ Yesterday Henry Tyson, aged 22, and most respect. ably-dressed, was brought up by Police-constable Glad win, 122 R, and placed at the bar for final examination, on the charge of being an escaped felon from Castle Ruthin Gaol, Isle of Man. The former depositions having been read over, the following additional evidence was adduced:— Gladwin, 122 R, stated that on Sunday night he met the prisoner in High-street, loitering about, and think ing it suspicious he watched him some time, and then asked the prisoner where he came from and what he was doing. The prisoner tried to evade him, but finding he could not, said he was very uneasy in his mind, and said, " Tell me where a police-constable (the witness being in plain clothes) is to be found, that I may give myself up, for I am one of the escaped felons from the Isle of Man." He said he was a police-constable, when the prisoner said, " Take me, my mind is so uneasy I cannot rest." He took him to the station-house. and found by the Hue and Cry that the prisoner exactly corresponded with the description of one of the six that escaped on the 10th of September last. He had since corresponded with Mr. Inspector Benicia, of the police at Douglas, Isle of Man, who confirmed the prisoner's confession. Prisoner—As far as I can I vt ill confess the whole truth, it will be such a relief to iny mind. I enlisted into her Majesty's 6th Regiment, of Foot, and rose rapidly to be a sergeant, when I and a private laid a plan to rob the officers' qusrters, and did so ; but in the act heard the cry of " thiev es," and made our escape and deserted. We were puzzled how to change our military dress ft )r plain clothes, when we determined to break into a farm house, and procure a change, which we did, an d left the others be hind. We were, however, apprehended for the burglary, and committed for trial on the 10th of August. Hughes, on the 10th of September, liberated us from the cells, when with an old patten we forced open the gaol-doors, and got over a high wall, and made the best of our way down to the water-side, and there found a. pleasure yacht belonging to a gentleman named Ga.wne, into which we all got immediately and put out to. sea, and were there two nights and two days without bread or water and al most famished with hunger. We landed on the Welsh coast (our intention was to have gone to Ireland, but the stress of weather prevented us doing so), and then stove in the vessel and scuttled her, that caused it to be sunk. After landing here, we all separated, each taking a different road, and he had neither seen or heard of them since; but wandered about the country till he came to Woolwich, was questioned by the police-constable, and he then determined to give himself up to justice at once. The Worthy MAGISTRATE said h.e must remand him to Ruthin gaol to take his trial, and the officer was therefore to take him in safe custody to that gaol, where he would be dealt with according to law. ael asp 25 , , f ev, ; f en, rne e ' ' pil, ittle' $:11113, i° )1 1 ',t Eft` ef litlo boll ° ohilo l P I tio t , re , bs ) ob l ' il a 1 0 " 1 y , 1° 14 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY El ENING, JANUARY 17, 1844. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of a great deal of public business. The petition of Mr. Samuel Wells against the return of Messrs. R. Taylor, Obbard, Hodgson, and Gresham, as Common Councilmen for the ward of Farringdon With out having been sent from the Court of Grand Wardmote to the Court of Aldermen, the petitioner was called, and immediately attended at the bar. After some conversation amongst the members, the se veral cases in which Mr. Wells had petitioned were post poned for a fortnight, some of the gentlemen whose re turn has been impugned having at the same time ex pressed a hope that the Court would endeavour to decide on that day, and save them the additional expense of producing counsel and witnesses on subsequent days. Alderman COPELAND, in bringing up the Report of the inspectors of weights and measures, said it was with great satisfaction he called the attention of the Court to the exertions of the inspectors for the last twelve months. (Hear.) When the Court considered that the labours of these two excellent officers were calculated to render benefit to those who needed protection and assistance most, in consequence of their limited means, he was sure it was unnecessary for him to say more to prove the value of the new appointments.—(Hear, hear.) The services already rendered in the poor and populous neigh bourhoods of the City of London, in every district of which the inspectors gave evidence of remarkable impar tiality as well as vigilance and activity, were most sen sibly felt, and he trusted that their unabated zeal and exertions would further increase the advantages derived from their appointment. The report specified that 90 publicans had been, in the year 1843, summoned and convicted ; that 40 butchers had been summoned and convicted ; that 10 bakers had been summoned and convicted ; that 46 coal-dealers and general shopkeepers had been summoned and convicted ; that 17 greengrocers, cheesemongers, and tallow-chand lers had been summoned and convicted ; that 3 oil and colourmen had been summoned and convicted ; that 10 greengrocers had been summoned and convicted ; that 4 marine-store owners had been summoned and convicted ; that 4 tobacconists had been summoned and convicted ; that 3 metal dealers had been summoned and convicted; that 15 provision merchants had been summoned and convicted ; and that 5 wharfingers had been summoned and convicted. The total number of deficient weights and measures was stated to be 379. The total number of unstamped weights and measures, 1,396 ; the total number of false balances, 163 ; the total number sum moned, 247 ; the total number convicted, 247 ; and the number appointed to be heard, 30. The Report, which was signed by Mr. Knott and Mr. Harvard, the City inspectors, was ordered to be entered on the journals of the Court. At a former Court, upon the motion of Alderman Fairbrother, the sum of 400/. per annum was added to the salary of Mr. Bullock, to whose high talents and merits every one in the assembly bore the most ready testimony. Alderman BROWN at the present Court rose to move the following resolution :—" That the Court, appreciat ing as they do most highly the zeal and abilities of Ed ward Bullock, Esq., as manifested in the discharge of his duties as one of the Commissioners of the Central Criminal Court, and recognising his first 'Maim to an increase of salary, deem it to be nevertheless their duty to rescind their regulation of the sth of December last, viz., That the sum of 4001. be added. to the salary of Edward Bullock, Esq., in respect of his duties at the Central Criminal Court,' from a full conviction that his claim to an additional salary will be duly recognised by the Court of Common Council, by whom he was elected." The resolution was agreed to, after some conversa tion amongst the members. The Court of Aldermen has tho undoubted power to vote tae addition, but the former resolution was re scinded, from respect to the Court of Common Council, from whom the Learned Gentleman received his appoint ment. Upon the motion of Sir PETER LAURIE, it was re solved " That no addition be made by the Court to the salary of any officer, unless previous notice on the sum mons for the Court, stating the addition proposed to be made to the salary." Alderman FAREBROTHER rose to move that the elec tion of a deputy governor to the gaol of Newgate be postponed until the duties to be performed by such de puty are settled ; and that a committee be appointed to consider such duties, and to report the same to the Court. The motion having been seconded, Alderman WILSON rose to move, as an amendment, that the nomination of a deputy-governor be made at the next Court. Alderman T. WOOD seconded the amendment. After considerable discussion, Alderman BROWN submitted the following, which Alderman Wilson consented to substitute for that which he had proposed :—" That the Court do, at its next meeting, proceed to nominate a fit and proper person to be by.them recommended to the Governor of Newgate, to be by him appointed as turnkey of the prison, and afterwards appointed deputy governor thereof, subject to the approbation of the visiting magistrates." Alderman Brown's amendment was then carried. Sir PETER LAURIE moved that so much of the pre sentments of the Wardinote Inquests as regards parties carrying on trades within the city, either by wholesale or retail, be referred to a Committee of the whole court, to consider the best course to be adopted thereon ; and to report. He should not enter upon the important matters connected with the subject which had excited so much interest in the City, but he should briefly advert to the conduct of one of the wards, which bad at the grand wardmote accused the Court of neglect, and maintained at the same time that the authorities of the ward ad mitted there were nearly one hundred persons in it who refused to take up their freedom, and yet not one of these individuals had been returned to the Court in the presentment.—(Hear, hear.) Alderman COPELAND said he looked upon the subject of obliging poor retailers to take up their freedoms and allowing rich wholesale dealers to conduct all kinds of commercial pursuits without requiring them to perform the duties of citizens, as a very serious grievance. It was his determination to have all parties in his ward who were not free presented, and to ascertain by an appeal to the law whether merchants and wholesale dealers were not compellable to be free. The RECORDER said that retail dealers were proceeded against under a bye-law, which did not apply to whole sale dealers. The point, then, was not whether whole sale dealers could not be reached by that bye-law, but whether the Corporation could not make a bye-law which would reach them ?—(Hear, hear.) Alderman HUGHES HUGHES deprecated all argument upon such a subject in Court at that time. When the subject was submitted to a Committee, he should take care to attend it, and give and receive all the informa tion that could be collected on a matter which the Court well knew very particularly interested him. The motion was then agreed to. Alderman Wn.sow presented a petition from the In quest of Castle Baynard Ward, calling attention to the state of Puddle Dock. The petition was referred to the City Solicitor.—Ad journed. MISS STRICKLAND'S " LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND."—We are requested to state that a new and revised edition of the first six volumes of this work is published this day, by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marl borough-street, and may be had of all booksellers throughout the kingdom. Mr. Colburn has also just published a new and cheaper edition, with additions, in 2 vols., uniform with :" The Lives of the Queens of England," of" Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots," edited, with an historical introduction and notes, by Mi ss Strickland. " Undoubtedly the most valuable, and by far the most interesting, work illustrative of the life and character of Mary Stuart ever given to the world."-- ,Edinburgh Evening Pot. COURT OF SEWERS. A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and parts of the county of Middlesex, was held yesterday at the offices of the Court in "Greek-street, Soho, for the purpose of proceeding with the examination of applicants for the contemplated appointments of new Assistant-Surveyor and Fourth Clerk of the Works, and other business. Mr. WILLOUGHBY took the chair at twelve o'clock, and the examination of the different applicants for the office of the new Assistant-Surveyor (of which there were no less than 32) having been concluded, it appeared that the Court had selected only six gentlemen out of that number to be put in nomination as candidates at a future day It was afterwards proposed, and after some little discussion carried, that only three of that number should be put in nomination, and that the election should take place the first Court day after Friday next. Every Commissioner present, with the exception of Mr. Leslie (who protested against the whole proceeding), having sent in to the Chairman the names of the three gentlemen they thought most efficient to fill the office, The CHAIRMAN announced that the choice of the Court had fallen upon Mr. Fowle, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Hughes, to stand as candidates for the office of the new Assistant Surveyor. These gentlemen were then called in, and informed of the decision of the Court ; as were also the other three gentlemen who had been omitted; the latter of whom with drew, after a high eulogium had been passed upon them by the Chairman for the talent they had displayed in the answers given by them to the questions put by the Court. The Court then proceeded to examine the candidates, and their testimonials, for the office of Fourth Clerk of the Works. Six individuals applied for this office, and out of that number only one—a person named Phillips— proved himself at all competent to fill the office. After some discussion as to whether another advertisement should be put in the papers calling for further applica tions, it was determined that that step should not be adopted. Mr. Phillips was then called in, and received no doubt, to him, the gratifying intelligence of the pro bability of the Court electing him to the office on the next court-day after Friday next. It was then inti mated to him that he must attend on that day, but the Court, doubtless thinking it unnecessary, issued no sum mons, warrant, or decree, for thz purpose of compelling him to do so. _ _ The CHAIRMAN having officially announced that the election would take place on the first Court day after Friday next, Mr. LESLIE suggested that it would be but decent that the election should not take place till the Court had decided upon his motion, the effect of which was, that neither of these officers should be appointed. The CHAIRMAN said that the Court could not specu late upon the result of a motion to be proposed by any Honourable Commissioner. He then called upon Mr. Leslie to proceed with the motion of which he had given notice, with respect to the appointment of Chairman. Mr. LESLIE then, in an able and unanswerable speech, which we are unable to give at any length in consequence of the lateness of the hour at which it was brought for ward, and the bad arrangements of the Court to dispel artificially the declining light of day, brought forward his motion for the repeal of the 17th Bye-law, under which they elected a chairman annually. He was totally at a loss to know under what authority they made such an election. The Court was constituted under the authority of the statute of Henry the Eighth, but that statute gave them no authority to elect a chairman. The Court, in electing a chairman annually, was acting under a bye law, which was at variance with the principles of justice, law, and common sense. The statutes of Henry the Eighth and Elizabeth had been found defective, and to remedy those defects the Act of the 3d and 4th of Wil liam the Fourth, chap. 22, had been passed ; and that Act had been further improved by an Act passed in the present reign. Now, what did the Act of the 3d and 4th of William the Fourth provide ? Why, that the chairman should be elected daily. He knew how he should be met on this point, and that was by stating that that Act did not apply to that Court ; he asserted fearlessly that it did, after having had conversations with some of the most eminent legal men of the present day. It . was true they had the opinions of Sir Wm. Horne and Sir J. Campbell, when Attorney and Solicitor-Generals, that it did not affect them ; but it must be remembered that those opinions were founded on cases got up by some of the mysterious proceedings which had for years surrounded that Court, and which he wished to put an end to. It was not his desire to hold any threats over the Court ; all that he was anxious for was the public interest, and the public good ; they all sat as Commissioners there for that purpose, and that alone, and nothing on earth should induce him to swerve from the line he had chalked cut for himself, which was to make the Court as serviceable as possible to the public. As he had said before, he wished to hold out no threats, but if his pre sent motion was negatived it was his determination to morrow to direct his solicitor (of course at his own ex pense), to apply to the Court of Queen's Bench, that the order made by that Court (the Sewers) should be en tered on the files of the Court of Queen's Bench. The Hon. Commissioner concluded by moving that the 17th Bye-law should be rescinded, as contrary to the Statute of Sewers, particularly the 3 d an d 4th of William IV. Some considerable discussion then took place, in which Mr. White, the Chairman, and several other Commis sioners, joined, which ended in _a show of hands being taken, when there appeared— For Mr. Leslie's motion Against it 8 Majority against Mr. Leslie's motion —2 Mr. LESLIE submitted that two Commissioners pre sent not having voted there was no legal majority against his motion ; but the worthy Commissioner's observations were totally unheeded amid the noise of the Commis sioners leaving the Court, no doubt anxious to get home, fearing their dinners might be cold. The Court adjourned at half-past six o'clock. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS der) ar Englishre di n l gold,u m lo3aTngvi Mint gold toel TUESDAYgives price aan t exchange xfc Paris3hEl a. v . nilgs E 7 :4 Bl. I 2 N ot foo per 2edsr. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. D l perl TIMES .—The P i o ,:which, i n E ce S . for—Tastht standard hn 46- ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 60, it follows that gold is 0.54 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4361 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 10i; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 11, it follows that gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 109 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 0.58 per cent. against England. But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. The annual meeting of the Proprietors of the St. Ka tharine Dock Company took place today, at the Dock house, Tower-hill, and it appeared from the accounts arid statement then made, that the credit balance brought forward on the Ist of January, 1843, was 121,1841. 19s. 9d., while the like balance brought forward on the Ist inst. was 112,9111. 18s. sd. It therefore shows that the nett earnings during the past year have been less than in the preceding year, although by the official returns it seemed that the business transacted in the docks during the year, as regarded goods and shipping, had, upon the whole, increased, when compared with 1842. Mr. Took, the chairman, stated that the decrease in the amount of earnings was therefore not attributable to a diminution in the extent of business, but arose from the circumstance of the description of articles landed having been of a less costly character, and the rates, conse quently, not so productive. The Directors, therefore, upon mature consideration, determined to recommend the declaration of the usual dividend of 21 per cent. for the half-year ending the 31st december, the amount of income-tax to be defrayed by the Company. SUN.—The Funds closed much the same. Consols,96i; Exchequer Bills, 80s. prem. ; and Reduced Three-and-a- Half per Cents., 1021 -. Bank Stock was at 187 to 188. The Foreign Market was quiet. Spanish Actives were 224 to i ; Mexican, 324 ; Colombian, 11* to - 4 1 - ; Brazilian, 77. The Railway Shares have been again quiet, but the leading lines have supported their value. The Foreign Exchanges did not vary to any extent. Paris were a shade lower. There were no exports of specie during the week up to Thursday last. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 6i Gibraltar .. Ditto, at sight Rotterdam ...2 U. 12 6i Genoa , ... 26 5 Antwerp '26 0 Milan Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 (Venice Altona . 14 0 cNaples Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 75 I Palermo, per oz 1 181 i Ditto, 3 months 25 95 II isbon Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 5 'Rio Janeiro 23 Frankfort on Maine ...122 'Bahia Petersburgh, 3 Us. ... 36} 'Buenos Ayres Berlin. 7 I New York, 21days sight 46i Vienna, effec. 11. 3M. 959 :Philadelphia 46 Trieste, ditto lO 0 'PRICES OF BULLION, PER 01. Madrid ... 363 Foreign Gold, bars £3 l 7 9 Cadiz.,.., 363 Portugal Gold Coin.. 317 5 Bilbao ~. 36 New Doubloons 0 0 0 Barcelona Seville . NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL- LIGENCE. COURT-MARTIAL.—The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, at the request of Colonel Parker, C. 8., commandant of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, have ordered a court-martial to assemble this day at Woolwich, for the trial of a private marine, named Knowles, for striking a non-commissioned officer. The Hon. R. Pakenham, Envoy Extraordinary to the 'United States, and W. Bankhead, Esq., the newly appointed Minister to Mexico, have arrived at De vonport, the former to embark in the Vestal, 26, Capt. Talbot, for New York, and the latter in the Helena,l6, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, for Jamaica. SURVEYING EXPEDITIONS BY THE AMERICANS. — The Phcenix, American sloop-of-war, Lieutenant Sinclair, is ordered by the American Government to proceed to Cuba, for the purpose of ascertaining and laying down the accurate position of an island called Bax del Combo, said to be situated in a channel through which all the American West India vessels cruise, on the south side of Cuba, and near the noto rious Isle of Pines. This island of Combo was thrown up a few years since many feet above the level of the sea, by one of those mighty and violent convulsions of nature which so often agitate and disrupt that de ' lightful portion of the globe. A Dutch man-of-war steamer, called the Laucies, was towed into Plymouth Sound, on Sunday morn ing, by a revenue cutter. She was from Texel, for the coast of Africa, and was totally dismasted on Wednesday last, in a squall, between the Isle of Wight and Cherbourg. She had jury rigging, but availed herself of the assistance of the cutter. The Resistance troop-ship, Commander Patey, ar rived at Devonport on Saturday, from Cork, to be refitted and paid wages. In Devonport Sound.—The Vestal, the Helena, the Larne, and the Resistance, and a Dutch man-of-war schooner. PROMOTlON. — Lieutenant—F. IV. Horton (1819), for his gallant conduct in the boats of the Dido, against the pirates at Borneo, to the rank of Com mander. ArroiNTmENTS.—Lieutenants—Robt. R. B. Mac leod, to the Resistance; Alexander Anderson, John Wilson (b), and John S. Robinson (additionals), to the Madagascar. OBlTUARY. — Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond White died at Wargrave Hall, Berks, on the 14th instant. He became Lieutenant-Colonel of the 7th (Innis killin) Dragoons on the 17th of July, 1840, and was nineteen years in the army—all the time on full pay. —Commander John Bernhard Smith, R.N. (1812), died on the 11th inst., aged 60; was midshipman of the Hercule, and distinguished himself when in com mand of her tender by driving on shore and destroy ing a schooner of five guns and 96 men.—Lieutenant J. H. Peel, R.N. (1820), died at the Isle of Wight, on the 13th inst.; was wounded when midshipman of the Albion, in America. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Jan. 16.) SHOAL—To-day the show of West India Sugar was small and indifferent ; the trade were on the alert, and for all qualities for the scale and refining purposes the demand was brisk ; the rates given were in some cases 6d per cwt above those of Friday. Barbadoes fine yel low Os 6d, good 65s 6d to 66s 6d, mid 63s 6d to 64s 6d, and low 60s 6d to 62s per cwt. St. Lucia good yellow went at 65s 6d, mid 61s to 62s 6d, low 538 to 59s 6d, fine brown 57s to 57s 6d, good 56s to 56s 6d, washed 64s 6d, very low wet in pots 41s 6d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were much sought after by the home trade, and higher rates offered, but the scanty supply operated against business ; standard lumps fetched 76s to 775, and brown grocery lumps 75s to 75s 6d per cwt. Pieces and Bastards in active de mand, and prices are rising. - Bonded Crushed Sugar has been taken readily at 26s to 26s 3d, and in some cases 26s 6d per cwt paid. MAURITIUS.—A good demand has prevailed for brown and yellow qualities, and previous rates have been fully maintained. To-day there was no public sale, but pri vately several parcels were sold at full rates. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal sugar was wanted, and 500 bags at auction were sold at Gd advance; fine white fetched 68s 6d to 695, good 68s to 68s 6d, good yellow 675, damp 68s, and one lot very fine sound white 72s per cwt. FOREIGN.—YeIIow and brown qualities of foreign sugar are held for the former value. White Havanuah of fair average old quality sold at 25s per cwt to be de livered at Trieste. MoLassus.—Demerara good 26s to 26s 6d ; Antigua good 26s 6d, fine 27s 6d ; Dominica good 24s to 25s ; fine Barbadoes 29s per cwt. Bengal syrup at 17s to 19s per cwt. Foreign Molasses 6s to 7s per cwt. COFFEE.—The clean qualities of West India coffee have been taken readily by the home trade, and rather higher rates again paid. To-day there was no public sale of coffee ; the home trade were disposed to purchase clean qualities, paying firm rates. Of good ordinary Ceylon several parcels sold privately at 62s 6d to 635, and a parcel of good Singapore Java at 33s to 34s per cwt ; the shippers have taken 100 bags real good ordi nary Rio at 295. TEA.—Prices were firm for Tea during the past week, and purchases to a fair extent made in black and green descriptions. Today the Tea market presented a brisker appearance ; the large public sales were well attended, in all 56,200 packages were offered ; the trade were disposed to purchase all descriptions, and the mer chants generally being'inclined to sell at something like moderate rates, occasioned a fair proportion of the Tea to be sold ; Twankay maintained last public sales' rates, Young Hyson went 2d higher, Congou at full rates, ex cepting for middling sorts at Is 4d to Is 6d, which must be quoted id per lb lower ; of Hyson none offered, the whole having been sold before the sales. Cocoa.—Only a limited demand has prevailed for West India, but holders have refused to submit to any further decline in price. This afternoon at public sale 213 bags Grenada Cocoa were offered ; a very small part only sold at 44s to 44s 6d, and at 42s to 43s for mid, being rather below former rates. SPlcEs.—Pepper has met with a free sale, and prices are still moving up. Ginger has met with attention. Pimento, common, is 24d, and better sorts 2id to 3-1-d per lb. Cassia Lignea is held with firmness. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum, good quality 33 to 35 per cent. over proof at 3s 5d to 4s, fair 32 to 34 over 3s to 3s id, common 28 over 2s 10d, and a small parcel of fine at 4s 6d to 5s per gallon. Demerara, fine of high strength has fetched 2s 10(1 to 2s Ild per gallon. Leeward Island Rum, proof at is 10d to Is lad per gallon. Calcutta, proof with certificate, at Is 7d to is 8d per gallon. For Brandy advanced rates again given : Cognac, best marks of the vintage of 1833 selling, hhds at 5s Bd, puns 5s 6d ; do 1839 hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; do 1840 hhds 5s 3d, puns, 5s Id ; do 1841 hhds 5s ld. puns 4s 11d; do 1842 hhds 4s lid:puns 4s 9d, low to mil kinds 2s lld to 3! 6d per gallon. Geneva, Is 10d to 2s for export, and fine pale 2s 4d to 2s 10d, common Hamburgh Gin is 6d to is 7d per gallon. Eng lish Corn Spirits 10s to lOs 2d per gallon, cash. To-day Jamaica Rum at 2s 10d to 5s for low to fine ; very superior high flavour 7s per gallon. TALLOW.—Prices have a downward tendency for all descriptions. P.Y. Candle on the spot at 41s to 41s 3d per cwt for first quality; for delivery, 42 s for the last three months of the year. South American at 30s 9d to 41s 6d for low to fine quality ; New South Wales 40 s to 41s per cwt. Town Tallow at 40s to 40s 6d per cwt nett cash. This afternoon 41s is the value of P.Y.C. on the spot. Berdianski white 40s 9d to 41s; Gibraltar hard Tallow 455, and ditto grease 28s. Wm.—Linseed Oil on the spot at 27s 3d to 27s 6d per cwt. Rape Oil, pale at 365, and brown at 35s to 35s 6d per cwt. Palm at 26/ lOs to 281 per tun for middling to good quality. Olive Oil is firm in price. Cocoa Nut Oil has been taken sparingly. For common descriptions of Fish Oils rather lower rates accepted. Southern at 351 to 371 5s for good to fine; Newfoundland Whale 291 to 351; Seal at 34/ 15s to 351 for straw, and 2915 s to 321 for brown. Sperm Oil at easier rates. British at 701 to 721, and inferior at 691 5s per tun; Headmatter at 731 10s to 741 per tun. This afternoon fine white Cocoa Nut Oil taken in at 34s per cwt. S&Go.—Ordinary Pearl at lls 6d per cwt, 13s to 13s 6d for good middling large Pearl. Sago Flour 18s per cwt. St. Vincent's Arrowroot at 5d to 10d, Tous les Mous 6d to 6-id per lb. This afternoon St. Vincent's sold at 5d to 8d per lb. INDIGO.—The quarterly sale of East India commenced this day. The attendance of both home and continental buyers was very small, the biddings have been far from animated, and there has been a great unevenness in the prices. Consuming qualities at from 9d to is discount, and the shipping sorts of Bengal from 8d to 10d. THE STATE OF THE STREETS. Yesterday the forem of Mr. Gore, the contractor for cleansing the streets of the city . of London, appeared on a summons before the Commissioners of Sewers, at Guildhall, to answer the complaint of police constable Davies, No. 431, for not cleansing Mansion -house-street. The patentee of the new sweeping machines was in at tendance, and, upon being called in, he was at great length questioned by the Court as to the efficiency of the machines, which he declared to be most admirably adapted to the cleansing of the streets, provided the men who had them under their control worked them properly. It was, however, to be regretted that the men considered them an innovation, and did all to impede their utility. In proof of their excellency, the patentee referred the Court to the satisfaction which the machines gave to the inhabitants of Regent-street. There no dirt was to be found, and the same result would be produced in the City, if the men in the employ of the contractor did their duty. The foreman of Mr. Gore was then called in, and in answer to some of the MembeiS of the Court, he said that Mr. Gore was confined to his bed, and unable to attend. Mr. Deputy Westwood,.. the - Chairman, wished to know whether the new machines were suitable to the streets of the city ? The foreman replied that they were not : they were a complete failure. In fact, no contractor, however anxious he might be to - keep the streets free from mud, could do it while using the machines. The construction of the machines was such, that they spill as much mud as they take up ; for instance, if one of them is employed in Cornhill, and is there loaded, by the time it arrives at Puddle-dock it is found not to be more than one-fourth full. The vibration is so great that the mud is shaken out ; besides, the brushes are not adapted for the streets. A Commissioner —You do not put good horses into them. The foreman—The horses are excellent when first put in, but from t heir constru c tion an d weight they are sufficient to kill a n y horse. The machines them selves weigh nearly tw o tons, and th at is too much for the horses. o w man horses have b een kill e d A Commissioner_H y since you have used the machines ? The foreman— Only two. A Commissioner—The horses which you use are re duced to skin and bone, and how is it to be expected that they can draw the machines ? The foreman—The horses, when first used, are as good cattle as can be seen. The Chairman—The contractor, it is stated, has left off the use of the machines ; is that the case ? The foreman—Yes ; they are found to be totally unfit for the work ; and on Monclay.4o men were put on ; and if the state of the streets required, his employer was made to put on 50 more. Mr. Gore pays the patentee 1,6001: a year for their use, besides keeping them in repair. A Commissioner—ls it your opinioa that the men will keep the streets cleaner than the machines ? The fore man—Yes ; there is nothing better than manual labour. The Court at seine length discussed the merits ef the two systems, when it was agreed to adjourn giving an opinion for a week, for the purpose of enabling the Com missioners to have practical proof of the effect of manual labour in opposition to machinery. ELLox.—The Committee of Ladies for selecting subscriptions for beboof of our poor householders, in the village and parish of Ellon, have lately distributed 80 barrels of coals, a quantity of shoes, blankets, and arti cles of clothing, w hi c h must place in comparative com fort, at this season, the humble recipients of their bounty, and relieve the Kirk-session of many an extra call which would Jam Inc made en their funap,—,d&erckel, fora COURT CIRCULAR. `WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert returned to the Castle from Claremont this afternoon. In the carriage with her Majesty and his Royal High ness were her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and also the Marchioness of Douro, Lady in Waiting. In the next Royal carriage and four were the two Equerries, Colonel Arbuthnot and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, and the Hon. C. A. Murray. The third carriage was occupied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and his attendants. The Royal party arrived at the Castle at five minutes before five o'clock, her Majesty and her illustrious Con sort being escorted by a party of the Life Guards, under the command of Lieutenant Clifton. The Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Clementina Hamilton, arrived to day at the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay has returned to the Castle. The Viscountess Canning succeeds the Marchioness of Douro as the Lady in Waiting on her Majesty. The Earl of Warwick has succeeded Lord Elvers as the Lord in Waiting on the Queen. Captain Moynell arrived at the Castle to-day, and has succeeded Captain the Hon. Arthur Duncombe as the Groom in Waiting on her Majesty. Sir Henry Wheatley has arrived, and will have the honour of dining with her Majesty. Sir Henry sleeps at the Castle. This morning her Royal Highness the Princess Alice was taken a carriage airing in the grounds adjoining the Castle, attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. Sir Charles G. Young, Garter King of Arms, attended in St. George's Chapel to-day, to superintend the putting up of the banner of the King of Saxony. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ar rived at her residence at Kew, yesterday evening, from the Continent. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary accompanied the Royal Duchess. Baron Knesebeck left town on Saturday night for the Continent, to meet their Royal Highnesses. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on Monday afternoon, from Burghley House, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter. The Royal Duke paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester, at Gloucester House. The Duke of Cambridge honoured the Rev. Dr. Blom berg with his company at dinner yesterday evening. The Ecclesiastical Commission for England had a meeting yesterday at the Office in Whitehall-place. The Commissioners present were the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Bishop of London, the Right Hon. John Ni chol!, and the Dean of Westminster. Baron de Nieumann, Austrian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Committee on Education of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, had a meet ing yesterday afternoon at the Council-office. The Lords present were the Lord President, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Stanley, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, and Lord Granville Somerset. The Committee sat three hours. Lord Lowther, Postmaster-General, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Home-office. Sir Robert Peel has issued cards for a grand Parlia mentary dinner on Wednesday, the 31st inst., at which the Right Hon. Baronet will read the Royal Speech on opening Parliament to his numerous guests. Lady Peel arrived in town on Monday evening. Dispatches for the Governors of the West India Colo nies were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial office. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. Those who are very learned in music say that M. Jullien is only a clever man ; and, indeed, we can say little more for him. But his cleverness is of that sort which borders very closely upon genius. It cannot be denied that his variations are frivolous, yet the frivolity is rich, racy, and original. You smile at the trifler, and your smile is the trifler's triumph—he has gained what he sought. In none of his adaptations of the traditional music of the British Isles to the novel style which he has invented, or, perhaps rather, created, has he been so successful as in the "Irish Echos," produced last night for the first time, to an audience num bering somewhat near three thousand. It was rather startling to hear the " King of the Cannibal Islands" humming his euphonious name of " Hokey, Pokey," &c., in an English Quadrille. But what was that to the Rocks of Killarney echoing " Nix My Dolly" to the sweet and tender air of " Poor Mary Ann ?" The echoes are throughout with exceeding drollery, and inge nuity, and effect. M. Jullien has quite out-mastered his prototype, the illustrious Paddy Blake, of O'Donog hue's Waters. Paddy consults only the echo which re sponded to his fathers. Jullien has invented a series of echoes, to which all London will respond for months and months. Mr. Horncastle, in his lectures upon Irish music, tells us that the Rocks of Killarney are bothered when the musician who consults them is out of tune. M. Jul lien produced to us Gast evening Herr Koenig's Cornet-a- Piston, and Baumann's Bassoon, which it would certainly bother even the redoubted Killarney to imitate. M. GUIZOT AND DUKE OF FITZ- JAMES. The following letter has been addressed by the chi valrous Duke to M. Guizot " Chateau de Fertre (Sarthe), Jan. 11. " Sir,—You have attacked me in the Chamber, where I cannot defend myself ; it, therefore, only remains for me to adopt, the medium of the press, and wishing to give to this letter all the publicity possible, ought I, from regard to the Royalist journals, to stop myself be fore the laws of September, and not speak here with all the frankness which belongs to my character? I can, Sir, overwhelm you under the weight of your past conduct. But of what avail would it be ? Have you not already written on your forehead Cynicism and apostacy? In your reply to M. de Richelieu and M. de Verse you have, in your usual manner, heaped sophisms on sophisms. " You have spoken of scandal, in allusion to certain words used by me—you have dared to say that some Royalists had forgotten their duties as citizens. "My reply is easy enough. If I have violated the laws of my country, why have you not summoned me before a tribunal of my country ? " There is still time for doing so. Dare, lam ready. Cause me to appear before twelve French jurymen, and there I shall give an explanation of my conduct. There —though perhaps a condemnation may attend me—my voice shall not falter ; and I shall repeat before my country the words which I have pronounced in Bel g rave-square. " Your imprudent threats could not frighten me, and I did what honour called on me to do. You will not be able to make me yield—you will not fore me to pay my respects to what I do not think fit, nor can you make me respect what I ought not to respect. " If you knew the history of my family, you should be aware that it is only the headsman that can force us to bend the head.—l have the honour, &c., " DUKE DE FITZJAMES." A DESTITUTE FAMILY. On Saturday two little ragged and famished-looking boys, named 'William and John Hoscroft, of the re spective ages of 10 and 12 years, were brought before Mr. Broughton, at Worship-street, charged with having stolen a cow-heel from the shop of a tripe salesman, in Pitfield-street, lioxton. About six o'clock on Friday evening police constable Kemp, of the N division, observed the prisoners looking wistfully in at the window of the shop, and, after watching them a few minutes, he saw the elder one snatch a raw cow-heel from off the show-board, which they both began to de vour with the most ravenous avidity in the presence of the policeman. On being taken into custody they cried bitterly, and said they were compelled by hunger to commit the offence, as they had not eaten a morsel of food since the previous day. They were then conveyed to the station-house, but the owner of the shop refused to appear against them.—Mr. Broughton asked the officer whether anything was known respecting the prisoners.—Clements, one of the summoning officers attached to the Court, said that he knew the boys, whose father had been a police man in the Ii division, but he died about six years since, leaving a w id ow w ith a f am ily o f n i ne children totally unprovided for. He believed that they were in a state of deplorable distress ; but to the best of his knowledge neither of them had ever before been in custody.—Mr. Broughton observed that the ap pearance of the prisoners was that of complete living skeletons, and directed Clements to make inquiries as to the state of the unfortunate family, and report to him the result when he sat on Monday.—Yester day Clements reported to the magistrate that, pur suant to his orders, he had visited the unfortunate widow, who, with six of her children, occupied a wretched room at the house, No. 2, Poole's-place, Spitalfields, and D, scene of greater wretchedness and destitution he had never witnessed. There was not a morsel of food in the place, and the only furni ture consisted of an old table and two broken chairs. She had sold her bed last year to procure food for her children, and they had all been since compelled to sleep on the bare boards, with nothing to cover them but the scanty rags that served them for personal clothing. All they had to depend upon was the occasional employment which the poor woman obtained as a charwoman, and the laborious earnings of the two eldest daughters, who worked as machine-winders, but whose conjoint exer tions never produced more than 4s. or ss. a week. lie had expended ss. in the purchase of food and other necessaries for the unfortunate family.—Mr. Brough ton highly approved of the conduct of the officer, and ordered them to be furnished with a sufficient sum from the poor-box for he further alleviation of the distressing case. MODELS OF MERCANTILE CORRESPONDENCE, BY WILLIAM ANDERSON.—" This work consists of a series of three hundred letters, on every subject that ma come before a mercantile man. The style of them is simple, clear, concise, and c3rrect; it is accompanied with an analytical index, an explanation of mercantile technicali ties, with forms of all commercial documents and ac counts, evidently the result of practical experience. It will form a most useful intermediate step between the school and the counting-house; and for all young men intended for mercantile life it will be indispensable. In fact, we have rarely seen so much useful commercial matter in so small a compass; we cordially recommend it, not only to merchants, but also as an appropriate exercise book for the use of schools, anel we venture to suggest that every pupil destined for mercantile life should be required to copy► the book from beginning to encl.". FRANCE. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SITTING OF JAN. 15. DERRYER'S DEFENCE OF THE OLD ROYALISTS. The President took the chair at a Quarter to Two o'Clock. The attendance of Deputies was unusually great, and the appearance of the Chamber was particularly animated. M. Thiers, M. Odilion Barrot, and AI. Berryer were present. After some preliminary busi ness, silence was called, and amidst marks of general interest, M. Berryer ascended the tribune. He had, he said, asked for permission to address the Chamber first, because he felt it necessary to speak on the journey to London, previously to the discussion on the Ad dress. He could remain present for one single mo ment at the discussion -- A voice from the seat reserved to the Peers (said to be General Excelm a ns) h ero cr i e d ou t, " Oh, that's evident." Great confusion arose, loud cries of " Order. order," proceeding from all parts of the Chamber. The President, after some minutes' confusion, called on the Chamber, on so important a conjuncture, 1 - o hear all p ersons w ith calmness and attention. M. I3erryer proceeded to say that it was not gene rous or fair towards them, to brand the party to which be belonged by such a paragraph as appeared in the address. What was their conduct for the last few years ? Was it not well known that he, and the other gentlemen of his way of thinking, were the representatives of the legitimist party ? Their sincerity was well known to their political opponents; but their loyalty and honour had never been called in question before the present time. In 1830 a great struggle had come to an end, after it had continued for a great length of time. Men strongly imbued with particular ideas opposed to the Government then existing had prevailed. He and the persons thinking with him had not on that account thought it necessary to quit France—they had thought that, though in a minority, which might even remain one eternally, they ought to remain in the midst of their country and watch over her interests. They had done this, with the full knowledge of the whole world as to their opinions—they had discussed laws since then in the Chamber, fulfilled their duties as legislators and citizens, and all this with honour and loyalty. They had trusted to the spread of intelligence to have the country come round to better opinions. With that idea had they remained faithful to their oaths, and with that idea only had they gone to England. It was because those sentiments were generally appreciated that so many persons had gone to London. M. Berryer then referred to what had taken place in London, and declared that it was ridi culous to suppose that any attempt had been made to treat the princely visitor there as a sovereign. The Legitimists had gone to pay their respects to the Duke de Bordeaux as the representative of their ancient re membrances, but for no other purpose whatever. Was France; so powerful a nation, to be alarmed at the proceedings of a few loyal gentlemen ? lie pro tested strongly against the paragraph, and declared formally that there was no conspiracy— -no intention to act against the existing Government in France— nothing beyond the natural desire of the Legitimist party to pay honour to the head of their opinions.— (Loud marks of dissent arose here, and continued for some time. In the midst of the noise the lion. Deputy made two or three attempts to speak, but ineffectu ally.) When order was restored, be declared that as the Chamber would not give him a hearing, he felt himself obliged to desist.—(He then descended from the tribune, amidst very general marks of disap• pointment.) _ _ The Minister of Foreign Affairs remarked that he regretted that the Hon. Gentleman had ceased speak ing. The Chamber had listened to him, if not pa tiently at least attentively, and he called on him to continue his discourse, as he might be assured that he should be fairly attended to.—(Hetsr, hear.) M. Berryer then resumed, and, with great anima tion, declared that the only conspiracy of London was a wish, on the part of the Legitimist party, to be useful to their country in every possible way. No Deputy had betrayed his loyalty and faith in England more than any person then listening to him. Their principles might be opposed or rejected, but he could guarantee the good faith and loyalty of every Member of the Chamber who had visited London. Referring to the sanctity of the oaths, which had been frequently alluded to, the Hon. Deputy declared that he—and he could also say the other Legitimists of the Chamber —had never done any thing to lead any one to sup pose that they had been or ever would be violated.— (Loud cheers from the Legitimist party.) The Minister of Foreign Affairs rose to address the Chamber. He was well pleased that M. Berryer had spoken with full liberty, were it only for the honour and character of the Chamber. With respect to the paragraph of the address, the facts that had taken place were a better reason for its insertion than anything he could say. The meetings at London had been held with the utmost seriousness and pomp, and it was even deemed requisite to have the three orders of the king dom present.—(Hear, hear.) The parties thus meet ing had been actuated by very different motives from those which had set in movement the various Cabinets since 1830. The watchword of the men of the Revo lution was liberty and public order ; whilst that of the Legitimists was a right which they said was greater than all others—the divine right of Kings. The Hon. Member then drew a striking picture of the difference which was always perceptible in the conduct of the present and former dynasties. He referred briefly to the shock given to the nation and the Government by the death of the heir to the throne, and the mea sures taken to obviate all inconveniences from that event. He then observed that in order to attack a Government some grievances ought to be observable. What one could the Legitimists find under the present order of things ? All was transacted with moderation; and unless a decided intention was felt to act against the Government, the conduct of the party that as sembled at London was inexplicable. The Govern ment had always acted graciously towards the Le gitimists, though well assured that such conduct would not be attended with much effect. But that party need not deceive themselves—their designs were known ; and it was the duty of the Chamber to brand them, in the commencement, with the seal of national dishonour.—(Loud applause followed this phrase.) Such was the intention of the Committee : and he could declare that he considered their insertion of the paragraph was fully called for.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and applause from the Centre.) M. Berryer again ascended the tribune, but it was some minutes before silence could be restored. He knew, he said, that when he addressed the Chamber his position was a difficult one. He was aware of the situation of the minority. He had no intention of endeavouring to _place his principles in opposition to those of others. He merely wanted, as a member of the Chamber, to maintain his honour and dignity. He should never have token, had he not been of opinion that the Chamber was not bound to follow blindly in the path pointed out by the Committee. He had al ready elected—both he andall who thought with him — that they should always proceed in the career sug gested by national sentiments. The accusation made against his party was unworthy and unjust.—(Cries of " No, no.") He and his friends protested against the sentiments attributed to them. They had gone over to London to pay their personal respects. What ever else was alleged against them, he there declared, in the most unreserved and formal manner, to be false. He and his friends would never act in any way against the honour, the institutions, or liberty of France.—(Loud marks of disbelief from the Ministe rial ranks followed this declaration, with applause from the extreme right.) M. Dupin followed. He declared that the Legiti mist party was still what it had always been, impru dent and headstrong. From 1789 to 1830 it had al ways been tending towards the same point, and no warnings or examples had been sufficient to turn them from the faults that seemed inherent in its constitution. The Hon. Member then spoke for some time against the late manifestation in London, and concluded by main taining the necessity of inserting the paragraph in the address which referred to the Legitimist party. The Duke of Valmy next addressed the Chamber. He felt convinced, he observed, that in what he was about to say he should speak the sentiments of the na tion.—(Strong marks of dissent.) He denied that the legitimacy was near its termination, as was alleged. The Minister of Foreign Af fairs had spoken of the Government having been ge nerous towards the Legitimate party. They dis dained such generosity.—(oh, oh.) He maintained that it was a mere farce to propose to the Chaml ers to brand a minority with reprobation. The majority only abused its strength in acting so. He rejected with indignation the allegations of disloyalty, and protested against the insertion of the paragraph. ' M. Bethmont, an opposition deputy, then ad dressed the Chamber, and entered into explanations relative to his share in inserting the paragraph. He denied that the address, in its totality, met with his approbation. M. de Saint-Marc Girardin, the reporter of the Committee and drawer of the address, declared that there had been the utmost unanimity amongst the members of the Committee on every point that might seem to refer to the question at issue. M. Beth mont had not made the slightest objection to the pa ragraph which ha then seemed inclined to oppose. Every care had been taken to obtain information on the journey to London, and it was only after consider ing the Legitimists as culpable in their proceedings that they had determined to insert the paragraph. They could not undoubtedly say how the Chamber would look on the matter, but they had thought it safer to insert the paragraph, deeming that the con duct of the Legitimists was opposed to the principles of the revolution of 1830. M. Lavy, a Legitimist deputy, entered into an ex amination of thst nature of the oath taken in the Chamber, and declared that he considered himsQlf to act correctly and faithfully as far as it was conceived, if he obeyed the laws of the country. M. llebert, the Procureur-General, gave some ac- T r count of the views of the committee, of formed part, relative to the drawing u of thet . ..!4,1-Ib , .- M. Laroch e J aque li n s p o k e o f the journeitto,l,; o 7,. don, and then, breaking off, touched on the Orntiktli of Marshal Ney, which he proceeded to defepftik The discussion on this subject termin-atect.lit.- , past four. The evident feeling of the ChanbeimilMi4;:k that the Legitimists had offered no justiftcAtion to' IC. warrant the rej ec ti on o f t h e paragrap h. .; r alViajg M. Thiers was expected to speak. THE CAUSES OF THE DIFFICUL TIES OF THE COUNTRY BRIEFLY AND PLAINLY STATED. The country having contracted, chiefly in a paper money at a high rate of interest, and with corn realiz ing in it 10s. per bushel, and labour ss. per day, a debt of the fearful amount of 800,000,0001., the Legislature decided, in 1819, that all money and all past as well as future monetary engagements, should be declared to mean, or be kept in subordination to the part of maintaining for, a certain very scarce article of foreign produce termed " Gold," the 'fixed," or " standard," or " monopoly " price of 3/.175. per ounce. The effects of this have been :- 1. To increase the fixed burdens and annual taxa tion of the country 66 per cent. 2. This increase, taking the said fixed taxation at 50,000,0001., amounts to no less than 33,000,0001., or a total taxation of 83,000,0001. in paper money. These positions I thus prove : In this country, where there are no gold mines, corn and labour form the true standard of all value. This is a truth so universally acknowledged, that It were almost unnecessary to repeat it. Apply it to the case under consideration, and a few minutes calcula tion will suffice to show that the following is a correct account of the different amounts of corn and labour required under the two currencies to provide for the said fixed burdens and annual taxation of 50,000,0001.: _ _ _ Ur 10 1819. no 1843. With corn at 10s. per bushel,' With corn at 6s. per bushel, 100 millions of bushels were 166 millions and upwards of required. 'bushels are exacted. UP TO 1819. I nq 1843. With labour at ss. per day, With labour at 3s. per day, 200 millions of days were re- 333 millions and upwards of quired. days are exacted. Being a clear increase of upwards of 66, instead of upwards of 66-i per cent., both in corn and labour— the standards of all value. There cannot bonny argu ment advanced against this position that will bear a moment's test ; for, the agriculturist must take to market and sell, and pay over to the tax-collector the proceeds of ten bushels at 65., in place of six bushels at 10s., to discharge the same amount of taxation, and in like manner must the working man give In the ratio of twenty days' labour at 3s. instead of twelve days at ss. This virtual, actual, and appalling int - rease of 133,000,000/. per year in the amount of the taxation of the country, together with the corresponding in crease in the calls of the mortgagee and annuitant of every other public, as well as private, description, has thus operated:- 1. Tens of thousands of persons have had their in comes so immensely augmented in value, as to be led to pass their lives in idleness, and In merely con suming wealth, who would otherwise have been use fully occupied in producing wealth. 2. hundreds of thousands of the productive classes have had to endure both the increased taxation, and the increased privations, toils, and anxieties neces sary to support the system, and, at the same time, to sustain a competition with the labour of compara tively untaxed countries. This state of things, in due course, wrought a fearful increase of misery and degradation and crime. Additional police and gaols, and, with them, addi tional rates, became necessary. The productive classes, finding trade unprofitable and their capital disappearing, ceased to employ labour. Then came loud cries of " Reform reform"—" The poor will eat up the land." The Ministers were indignantly ex pelled from office. New ones were chosen. Disregarding the cause, and essaying to remove the effect only by an aggravation of the cause, the new Ministers determined that they would prevent " the poor eating up the land," by making them work at whatever price for their labour they could get, or to be subjected to the alternative of confinement in a workhouse. Not perceiving how both their tenantry and their poor labourers, and all the other suffering productive classes, were being wronged; nor, that it was a widely dif ferent class than the poor who were " eating up the land," the short-sighted landed proprietors assisted the Ministers to pass their " New Poor-kw Bill." This Bill rendered necessary still more gaols, in ad dition to hundreds of huge buildings that very much resemble them, called " union workhouses," where married people are separated and kept in idleness. More and more police, even a "Rural" one, and more and more criminals, and county and other local rates followed, as naturally as midnight succeeds the twi light. The poor-rates, which in 1741 were 750,0001., became, in 1841, 7,500,0001. The taxes, which had been only 2,000,0001. before a Bank of England mo nopoly was permitted, and which were only 20,000,0001. in 1797, were inadequate even at .50.000,000/. This horrid state of things drove the Whig Minis ters from office in 1841, in like manner that the blighting and strangling effects of the measure of 1819 had been the real cause of the expulsion of the Tory Ministers in 1831. The Conservative Ministers, profiting not by the lessons of the past, began to enforce even a still further carrying out of the principles of 1819, by in troducing a measure to effect another reduction of the value of every description of produce (and conse quently of labour, too), unless the farmer or manu facturer sacrificed the difference, not forgettlitg also to add thereto another " touch of taxation.' Scarcely had this taken full effect, than a general rising took place throughout the populous and labour ing districts of the country ; and although this was suppressed, and has since been providentially allayed by the sudden and unexpected rise of a trade with China, it has been only to give place to another of still more alarming character. With the value of their produce reduced to the extent of 30s. per acre, although all the rent and tithe put together payable to their landlord and clergy did not previously amount to 253. per acre, the yeomanry and peasantry of Ireland and Wales have been so far tempts(' or driven to welcome and abet the instigations of sedition, that the presence of an army of 30,000 men in Ireland, and of a body of London as well as of rural police in Wales, have been deemed necessary. This again entails further expense. To the esta blishment of Poor-law Commissioners were subse quently added (very probably and naturally needed too) Bankruptcy Commissioners. These are followed by Commissioners to inquire into the state of the laws of landlord and tenant in Ireland, and others to in quire into the laws respecting turnpikes in Wales — commissions, in short, to inquire into every cause but the cause itself ! From what has been said, it mist be pretty appa rent that the 33,000,0001. per year, or 825,000,000/. in 25 years, exclusive of interest, fortes but a very small portion of the loss that has accrued to the productive classes and tax-payers of the country, from the memorable Bill of 1819. In another communication I shall endeavour to show, with the same brevity and plainness, the gene ral effects of what I hesitate not to term the present barbarous and confiscating standard of value, and Bank Charter; and I entertain no doubt whatever but I shall succeed in showing, as clearly as I have now done, the wrong of 825,000,0001., that the entire loss that they have occasioned the productive classes and the country generally, cannot be leas than 2,000,000,0001. A CONSERVATIVE WHO THINKS WE MAY PAT 1150 DEAR FOR THE GOLD IVIIISTLE. Chelsea, Jan.ls, 1844. FULFILMENT or A DREAM.—A young man named John Gray, residing at Cinderford, who for some years past, since the death of his father, has been the support of his sister and widowed mother, before he went to his usual work, at the Crump Meadow Coal-pits, on Monday morning last, told his mother that he had dreamed ho was at his work, and that a large stone fell upon him and killed him ; and though his mother made rather light of it, it was with reluctance he went to his work, and that not before he had twice returned to wish her good-by, for fear his dream would come to pass. lie then wont to his employment, but had not been in the pit many hours before an immense block of stone, as much as four or five men could move, fell upon him. On the removal of the stone his body presented a shocking spectacle, being crushed in the most frightful manner. lie lingered somewhat less than an hour in the meet indescribable agony, when death released him from his sufferings. A Coroner's inquest has been held this morning, and a ver dict of " Accidental death" returned. Thus has an aged mother been deprived of her only surviving son, having had another killed in a similar manner about four years since.—Bath Journal. _ _ STATE Or TRADE IN NEWCASTLB.—It is gratifying , to know that the duties received at the Newcastle Cus tom-house during the last year have amounted to the' unusually large sum of 494,5241., being an actual in crease of 61,737/. above the receipt of 1842. Could any circumstance more strongly proclaim the growing pros perity of this important district ? It is also interesting to learn that the quantity of coal exported in 1843 ex ceeded that in 1841 (the year previous to the duty being levied) by 50,000 tons, the quantity in 1841 being 737,388, and that in 1843 787,37 9 tons respectively. In the intermediate year, 1842, the quantity exported reached to 848,971 tons, but it is right to bear in mind of new ; that during the first six mont hs of that year the demand was excessive in anticipati on the dut l y t we now fairly hope the depression in our loea commerce the ti ur s n te g a d d l y st i ri m r p ts ro w ve i m ll e be nt a h i a r s e seen ady so its woible rst t n , t a h n e d n : a h n a u t fac speedily followed by corresponding effn th© banks of the Tyne find Virear.--Netecasik Jou rnal 1