The Sun. — London, England, 1839-01-18 00:00:00

,:-__? 4.i:Les;`) . .. *.4 MEETING OF MIDDLESEX 4:,:‘;S s ; MAGISTRATES. j Mr. HALL, as Chairman of the Committee of Accounts, said that bills had been sent from two private lunatic establish ments, in one of which were four, and in the other eight luna tic paupers. A MAGISTRATE asked ahy that was permitted? The CHAIRMAN said the Magistrates had no power of sending lunatic paupers to a private asylum while there was one for the county, and that, therefore, those of them who sent pauper lunatics to such establishments must themselves pay for them. - Another lengthened discussion arose upon this matter, iT4 the course of which, Mr. POWNAL gave notice: of a motion for the next county day, that the county would not pay private establishments for the maintenance of pauper lunatics after the 21st of Feb. neat. THE SILENT AND SEPARATE SYSTEMS. Mr. WILES gave notice that on the next Court day he would move that a memorial be presented to her Majesty's Govern ment in support of an application which had been made from the countieq of Essex and Sussex for the erection of a model prison, in order to test the separate and silent systems of pri son discipline. THE COUNTY RATE. The report of the county Treasurer's accounts was brought up, and a rate for the current quarter of five farthings in the pound, making a gross amount of 29,5131. 17s. 9d. was agreed to. — The CHAIRMAN here observed that the mandamus which had been moved for by the parish of St. George's, Hanover-square, had been dismissed, but the mode of rating established by the Court of Queen's Bench bad been adopted in the rate now made. THE HOUSE OP CORRECTION. The report of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correc tion (4 Geo. IV., cap. 64, sec. 23) was brought up and read. h stated the prison to contain 1,154 inmates, of whom 867 are males, 287 females, and 14 children, all healthy and orderly in their conduct, and regularly attending divine worship. The report was agreed to. THE NEW PRISON. The report of the New Prison was also brought up and read. The prison contains 127 persons, all well behaved and atten tive to their religious duties. The report was received and agreed to. The quarterly certificate of the Governor of the House of Correction was brought up ; it stated the prison regulations, as stated in 4 G eo. IV. had been complied with, that the ex pense of maintaining it for the last year was 16,450/. 19s. 4d.; it was received and agreed to. Yesterday being county-day, and several motions of public importance being on the paper, the attendance of Magistrates was exceedingly numerous, tbere being at one time of the day nearly 80 present. The minutes of the last day's proceedings were read and confirmed. THE COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM. The Report of the Visiting Justices was brought up. It stated that 325 patients bad been admitted, that 33 were cured, and it was expected that 38 more would be in a fit state to' kayo the Asylum in the course of the present year. The charge for each lunatic was raised from ss. 3d. to Os. sd. per week. The Hon. Mr. BYNG wished to know the cause of that in crease? The CHAIRMAN answered, that it arose from the higher prices of provisions, and the outlay of 7201. for clothing. Mr. BYNG—The dieThrence in the 'eke of provisions could not justify such an increase; and the fact was that the Visiting Justices, being an irresponsible body, did exactly as they pleased. He did not make this complaint merely as au indi vidual, but on behalf of three of the largest parishes in this metropolis. He also perceived en item in the report of 1,300/ laid out for coals for this asylum within the year, and he would ask was nut that an enormous expenditure? He well knew the expense of keeping up a hundred fires, and he was satis fied they did not cost above 3301 a-year. Mr Cubitt had some time since erected a warming apparatus in the asylum, at the expense of 2,000/., but the fanciful Justices had it soon after pulled down, and put up something else in place of it. 1 his led him to say that gross mimnanagement hod hitherto pre vailed at Hanwell, while its late physician was permitted the exercise of almost arbitrary power. The truth, however, ap peared to be, that all these public gaols and hospitals were built at an expense far above the original estimate, and were subsequently maintained at an extravagant outlay of the rate payers' money. And he stated that the original estimate far the Lunatic Asylum for 600 patients was 123,0001., while the actual expenditure upon that place for 300, or half the number of patients, was 122,000/. Colonel Woon denied the extravagance imputed by the Hon. Magistrate to the Visiting Justices of the Asylum, who had devoted their time to its welfare with unceasing energy and zeal. When it was first intended to erect the Asylum, several years ago, it was only preposed to be so constructed as to receive three hundred inmates, but that plan had bocci altered for one by which six hundred were to be accommo dated at an expense of 123,000/. The former charge for a lunatic pauper's maintenance was from eleven to twelve shil lings a week ; whereas it was now little more than half that sum, and the comforts of the unhappy inmates were increased at least tenfold. Sir JANIRS WILLIAMS admitted that the rate-payers of the county ought to be protected, and all necessary economy be practised ; but so ought the comforts and cure of the pauper lunatics to he particularly attended to.—( Hear:) He was also of opinion that all public officers would be the better for being looked after, and perhaps it would not be too much to add that too much had been left to the management of Sir Wm. Ellis. But the public and the rate-payers would be "happy to hear diet a thorough investigation had been insti toted into every branch of the establishment at the Asylum, and that their lahoers had been productive of the greatest becefit. Mr. POWNAL bad no objection to a safe and wise economy, hut mere pounds, shillings, and pence should not alone be re garded in an establishment which had for its object the ccrpo rel and mental cure and improvement of this most unfortunate class of our fellow creatures. A complaint had been made by an BM. Magistrate that the sum of 1,300/. had been laid out foe coals in the year; but did he k now anyt hi ng of the in ternal management of the asylum ? Did he know that they made their own gas—that they brewed, baked, and washed for the whole establishment—and that above all things warmth was essential not only to the comfort of its inmates, but to their cure.—(Hear ) Mr. BYNG asked what was the average weekly charge of each lunatic pauper for the last seven or eight years? Col. CLITHERO replied, about 7s. 3d. Mr. GIBSON thought that attention to economy would be best consulted by doing justice to the ratepayers, as well as consulting the comfort of the lunatics. Mr. M'Wlealast complained of the irresponsible power which was placed in the hands of the Visiting Justices, and added that the cost of each lunatic pauper (including the esti mate for the building) was not 6s. 5d., but 14s. 91. ; and of this he saes quite satisfied, that the ratepayers and the public could never have any confidence in the Visiting Justices until they rendered a proper statement of their accounts. Mr. Wieiss said the Act of Parliament which authorised the building of the Asylum, also provided lie the full investi gation of the accounts, and it must be satisfactory to knot that every Magistrate has the full right to investigate the ac counts, which are directed to be delivered at every Michael mas annual Quarter Sessions. A very long discussion ensued upon the increase of the ex pense of maintaining the pauper lunatics, in which part was taken by Sir John Gibbon, the Dean of Carlisle, Mr. Laurie, and other Magistrates, who warmly defended the conduct of the Visiting Justices, the Report was ultimately received, or dered to be printed, and circulated with that of the physicians to the establishments. CLERK OF THE GRAND JURY. Mr. P. LAURIE, after a few prefatory observations, moved the appointment by this Court of a clerk to attend the Grand Jury, in the same manner as had been done at the Court of Queen's Bench and the Central Criminal Court. Mr. BROUGHTON seconded the motion, which, after a few words from the Chairman and Sir J. WILLIAMS, was agreed to, with only one dissentient voice. ADMISSION OF CATHOLIC LADIES TO VISIT CATHOLIC FEMALES IN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. Mr. TeLx observed, that in again submitting his motion for the admission of Catholic ladies to visit Catholic females in the House of Correction, he begged to disclaim anything like want of courtesy to those gentleman who had before opposed a somewhat similar motion. He was one of those persons who thought that great benefit had been derived from the instruc tion given by ladies to female prisoners, and a fortiori it was of much greater benefit when there was a community of feeling between the instructress and the instructed. All Catholic disabilities had now been done away by the Legislature, and therefore he did not see what valid reason could be assigned for not admitting ladies of that religion to visit and instruct the females of their own persuasion who were in the House of Correction. He thought that equal justice should be ex tended to persons of all religious denominations, and that it would savour strongly of the persecution of the sixteenth or seventeenth century, if the Catholics were refused religious instruction in their own form. Their habits of life may have alienated the Catholics like others from their religious duties, but still they might be reclaimed by receiving religious in struction. The Honourable Gentleman concluded by moving " That the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction be instructed to include Roman Catholic ladies as well as Pro testants in their selections of ladies to visit the female pri soners." Sir J. S. LILLIE seconded the motion, which was opposed in very short speeches by the Dean of Carlisle, as ladies would not be sufficiently under the restraint of the Visiting Justices as to the introduction of improper books ; by Mr. Strachan, as both dangerous and totally uncalled for ; by Mr. Pownal, as- the permission would go to sanction a religion which he believed to be unscriptural ; and to a certain extent by Colonel Wood, who wished for time to see what the Le gislature would do with the Prison Bill of last year, which went to permit Catholic Chaplains to attend the different prisons in which Catholics were confined, and if that measure passed, then he would admit Catholic ladies, but not otherwise. Mr. WITIIAM supported the motion. Mr. Ter.x having briefly replied, the question was put, when there appeared for the motion, 13, and against it, 33. The guards of the coaches which arrived in time on Wednesday evening state that there had been a very consider able fall of snow during the previous night, accompanied with frost, so as in some cases seriously to impede the pro. gress of their vehicles. In the metropolis there was only one slight shower of snow, between eight and nine o'clock, which, however, did not remain long on the ground, the temperature being very mild for the season. MONEY AND CITY NEWS. (FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.) C HRONlCLE.—Everything wears a favourable and cheerful_ aspect in the English Stock-market, and the inacti vity which has prevailed for some time past in most of the different securities is gradually giving place to wholesome business. Consols closed at 924 to 93 ex. div. for money and the account, which is a further rise of * per cent. since yes terday ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced left off at 100 to i; ditto New, 1001 to ; Exchequer Bills, 68s. to 70s. prem.; Bank Stock, 202)r to 203; and Int'ia Stock, 2561 to 2571. The Foreign Market still presents a every animated ap pearance, and more than usual business is transacted in most of the various securities; but the chief attention is directed to Portuguese, which have again been greatly in de mand, and have advanced considerably even as corn pared with yesterday's quotations. The Five per Cents. in the course of the day were quoted as high as 364 to 374, which was a further rise of nearly 2 per cent. ; but some persons having taken —advantage of this improve ment to realise their profit, they gave way partially and closed ultimately at 36* to The Three per Cents., which were influenced in a similar manner, were last quoted at 23* to The closing prices of the other Stocks were as fol low Active, 18* to j; Deferred, 71 to 8 ; Pas sive, 44; Dutch Five per Cents., 1021 to .s; ditto Two-and. a- Half-per Cents., 541 to 1; Brazilian, 771 to 78; Colombian, 29 to 1; Mexican, 25 to 4-; Chilian, 27 to 29; Peruvian, 18 to 19 ; Danish, 751 to 76; Russian, 114 to ; and Bdgian, 991 to a. Shares on the whole are rather more Luoyant, although the quotations do not :how any marked alteration, but there is evidently an inclination to do business in them. Birmingham Railway Shares (old) left off at 78 to SO premium; ditto (new), 24 to premium ; Southampton, 44 to 45 per share; ditto (new), 19 to 20 premium ; Great Western, 13 to 14 premium ; North Midland, 1 to 2 prem. ; Brighton, 21 21 dis. ; BlizekwalT, IA. to 14 dis. ; Croydon, 13 to a per share ; Birmingham and Derby. 9 to 8 Ills. ; Leeds and Manchester, 19 to 21 prem. ; Birmingham and Manchester, 4 to prem. ; Glasgow and Greenock, 1 dis. to 3- prem. ; Glasgow and Paisley, 3 to 2 dis. ; South- Eastern, 6 to 5 dis. ; Midland Counties, 16 to 15 dis. ; Greenwich, 161 to 17 per share ; and Gosport Junction, 201 prem. The exportation of the precious metals from the port cf London, for the week ending Saturday last, consisted, ac cot ding to the efficial returns, of 19 570 ounces of gold coin, which were sent to Hamburg; 8,300 ounces of gold bars, for warded to the same destination ; 8,000 ounces of silver bars, shipped to Bombay ; and 580,318 ounces, which were dis posed of as follows: -5,000 ounces to Calais, 30,000 ounces to Homburg, 22,315 ounces to the West Indies, 24,000 ounces to Bombay, and 4,003 ounces to Mogadere. The movement against the Corn-law is spreading from the manufacturing districts to the metropolis, where usually there has been too little attention paid to this all-important subject. The various trades of the metropolis are beginning to move in the prepaiation of petitions :—among others are the London hake: s and keepers of coffee-houses, who are about to hold meetings ; whilst there is a strong feeling of the same kind amongst the factors at Mark-lane. Judging also from the let ters which arc arriving daily from the manufacturing districts, it would appear that the whole of that part of the kingdom is occupied almost exclusively with the discussion of the ques tion ; and so irresistible is believed to be the feeling of all classes on this vital point, that the fate of the Administration is expected to depend entirely on their own prudence in taking the lead in the business, by a clear and distinct declaration to be mode in the speech from the throne. POST.—The speculators in Portuguese bonds have been hard at work again to-day in-the other market, and the conse quence was a further advance in them of from 1 to 1j per cent. We have still to learn upon what legitimate ground an improvement of 5 or 6 per cent, has been realised in these in s ilvent securities in the course of about as many days. The idea yesterday was, that negotiations were in progress for the sale by the Portuguese Government of the Western Islands to Great Britain ; for no report, how ever absurd, can be cir culated that is not readily swallowed by a numerous class of persons. A Morning Paper, however, which has been appa rently disposed to estimate the Portuguese at a higher value than the Dutch funds or even the stock of the Bank of Eng land. says :—. •` This marked and favourable change is, we believe, the result entirely of operations for the rise, based upon the pro mists made by the Queen on opening the Cortes with respect to the foreign creditors, and the late advices from Lisbon hay ing given every reason to expect the Government will be er:abled to carry out its wishes from the improved state of the revenue and the finances of Portugal generally, while the tran quillity of the country warranted the Government in making many returns and reforms, and turning its attention particu larly to the credit of the country." To this alone our Contemporary thinks the recent advance in the value of the Stocks in Portugal is attributabln. Such a statement, coming from such a quarter, is especially worthy of attention, as, even admitting all it contains to be en titled to the fullest confidence, there is little in it which can be construed into anything at all approaching to a guarantee of the early resumption of the payment of the dividends. But unfortunately the picture here given of Portuguese affairs is hardly a faithful one. Every letter and paper re ceived from Lisbon teems with complaints of the unsettled state of the Algarves and other provinces, and of the unwilling ness of the public generally to pay taxes, while according to the very last account issued of the receipts at the Custom House showed a defalcation of twenty per cent. for the month in comparision with the previous return. It may be remem bered, moreover that the reason alleged by the Queen for call ing the Cortes together before the accustomed period was, that it had become absolutely necessary to procure from them at the earliest moment an authorisation for the Government to pro ceed with the all important work of taxation. her Majesty's concluding words immediately before declaring the extraor dinary session opened were—" This transcendent object de termined me to re-assemble you before the day marked out by the fundamental law." As regards the boasted tranquillity of the country, the Queen herself admitted, upon the same occasion, that there were some points of the kingdom in which the state of public security was not satisfactory ; adding, that the two southern districts continued to be infested with bands of robbers. We need not dwell upon what was said of the heavy incumbrances with which the country had been burdened, and the hopes ex pressed that fresh liabilities might be avoided. These, and other important passages in her Majesty's Speech of the 9th of December, will, we doubt not, be in the recollection of all those to whom it is essential that they should not be lost sight of. The Five per Cent. Bonds, after being done at 36i, left off at 36. The Three per Cents., after a like fluctuation, closed at 234. Active Spanish were last quoted 181 to ; Five per Cent. Dutch, 1021 to e ; Two-and-a- Half per Cent. ditto, 541 to i; and Colombian, 29 to I. Nothing of any importance in the other papers. - THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1839 PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES,&c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. lb, Number Dividend Frio of per CANALS. per Shsres. Annum. • Paid. Share 1,766 7 pet cent. Ashton id Oldham....Average 971.165. sh. 135 ..082 41. Ashby , .e-le-'touch . Average lir.t.sh. 70 1,260 Basingstoke lool.sh, 1 , 005 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150/. A. 8,000 1-16 sh. 91 6s. Birmingham, 1-16th share .. . .. AIL & 711. L 000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct...rw;i. sh. 100 pd 600 3/. Bridgewater and Taunton ....1001. sh. all pd 40 0 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater ICO/. sh. 500 481. Caventry 100/.sh. 4.545 Croydon ~ Average 31/.2e.10d. sh. 2,0e01 41. Os. Dudley IOO/.sh. 600 141. Derby 100/.sh. ?0.000 4 per cent. °amine and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 3,5751 51. Ellesmere and Chester Average 133/.311. 231 621. Erewash 1001.5% 1,297 281. Forth and Clyde Average 4tlo/.l6s.th. 1,600 12/. Grand Junctioe Md. sh. 2,5491 11. Grand Union 1001. sh 11,500 Grand Surrey 0,000/. 41. per cent. Ditto (oytional) Loan lOO/. 3 .196 Grand WesternN 600 13/.125. Sd. Glamorgan:hire, Average cost 1721. 13s. 4d. 749 10i. Grantham 150/. sh. 6,238 2/. Os. Huddersfield Average 571.65. 6d. sh. 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 5.328 11. ss. Rennet end Avon, Average 39/. 18s.10d. sh. 2,597; 211. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 5451 13/. Leicester l4O/. sh. 1,897 6!. Os. Leicester and Northampton... Aver e 3/. Ins. 2.400 101. Monmouthshire 100/ .sh. 150 10/. Melton Mowbray 100/. eh. 500 251. Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 3.000 11. 10s. Macclesfield IRV, sh. all pd. 24/7 17/. Neath 100/.sh. 2,100 51. Peak Forest Avet.ge about 76/. sh. 1,418 lie. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. ltis. Bd. eh. 5,609 6/. percent. 11 ochdale Average 851.5 h. 500 81. ishrepshire 1'4.51. sh. 800 91. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. - 3,6110/. q percent Ditto Lock Fund Stock l2l. 10s. sh. 700 404 Stafford and Worcester 110/. sh. 500 9/. Shrewsbury 1251. sh. 300 9!. Stourbridge 3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 79!. 9s. tocl, sh. Sal 151. Swansea IDOL eh. 3,762 11. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway ... A r 35/. sh. ,60 1 4 Sh• 221. 10a. Trent and Mersey, I share 1001. sh. 8,149 1,00 Id C " h 'i 16/. Warwick add Birmingham lOOl sh 04sh, 910 154. Warwiek and :Captor] lOOl. sh. 6,000 4/.os, Worcester and Birmingham...Av.7Bl.Bs. sh. 5,000 255. Wilts and Berko .. Average (17!. 10s. Bd. sh. 800 3/, Vli yrley and Essington 1251. sh 126 Wisbeach lO5/. sh. 905 li. Wey and Arun llO/. sh. DOCKS. 2,600 & 1,0 6 50 h 3p. c Commercial 'ool. sh. East and West India Stock 3.238,3101/. 555. p. et. London Stock Ditto iSonds 2.209 2/. 19s. Bristol 66,324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts - 1.552,752 5 per cent St. Katharine Stock 50(1,000 4j per cent. Ditto Bonds 200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds Inc 10 years 2.500 . .... Deptford Pier BRIDGES. 1,600 10s, Hammersmiti 5Ol. sh. 7,•/.31 Southwark, Old .Av. 631 28 8d sh. 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, Now, of 7j re cent. 5Ol. sin 5,000 5,000 18s. Bd. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6O/. pd 5,000 16s. 4d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 60,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,848 178 Vauxhall Average 70/, 10s. 3d. sh. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. {i 2,000 3110 s Albion 500 /. sh. 50/ pd 50,000 S and 15 ri c t Alliance,British& Foreign 1004 sh. 10j/. pd 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 5/ pd 24,000 11. per sh. Atlas 5(1. sh. 5/. pd 1,200 ish. 5/. Birmingham Fire .. 2501. sh. 55/. pd 20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 50/. pd 12,000 61. per cent. British Comtnercial 50/. sh. 5/. pd 5,000 5/. per cent. Clerical, Meili...al,&c. Life, 1001.8 h. 2/10s pd 4,000 2/ lOs County 1001. sh. 10/. pd 20,000 __ ss. Eagle .. .... . 50/. sh. 5/. pd _, ES , cen t. - Economic Lite ''''' and 301 bs. j 1000/. sh. 2504 pd 2,271 225. percent. European LI. • 2O/. sh. all pd 50,000 2s. Ditto, Nie "0/. sh. 2!. pd 1,000,0001. 71. per ct Globe Stock 20,000 51. Guardian lOO4 sh. 271/ pd 40,000 Os. ed. Hope 2,400 51. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 5001. sh. 501. pd 7,5110 9s. Imperial Lite 100/. sh. 101. pd 13,458 44 per cent. Indemnity Mrsaine WO/. sh. 8/. psi 2,020 3/ 10$ Kent Fire 504 sh. all pd 31. Ditto Life 10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 5.000 10s. London, Fire 25/. sit. 12/. 10s, pd 3,900 10s. Londen, Ship .51 sh. 121. 10s. pd 1,000,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 30,000 M. per cent. Palladium Lite 50/. sh. 2!. pd 50,000 41. per cent. Protector File "0!. sh. 2/. pd 2.500 11. Provident Lite lOO/. sh. 10/, pd 100,000 ss. Rock Life .0/. sh. 14 pd 699,2201 5!. per cent. Royal Exchange ctock... 6,000 5 per cent. University Life IOW. sh. 5/. pd 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd JOINT STUCK BANKS '15,000 8 per cent. Agric_and Comm.of Ireland 251. sh. 104 pd 5,000 Australa in 4Ol. sh. 404 pd 10,J00 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham sf/. sh. 1 0 4 pd (0,000 19 per cent. Birmingham Bank -50/. sh. 5/. pd 3 . 1,000 5 per cent. London and Westminster...loo/ sh. 201. pd 6 0 ,000 51. London Joint Stock. 504 sh. lOL pd .1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 1001. oh. el. pd 25,000 Liverpool 1001 eh. 10/. pd 100,000 7# per sent Manchester and Liverpooll 50/. sh. 151 pd Distri^t 20,000 7 percent. Manchester 1001. sh. 251 pd 20,000 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100/. sh. 25/. p 4 50, , 00 National Bank of Ireland 5“/. sh 171/. pd 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. WO/. sh. 351. pd 10,000 Gloucestershire 5O/. sh. 101. pd 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 501. sh. Si. pd GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 1/ Os Od Bath 5,000 British 4Ol. sh. 164 pd 5,,,-,,,, [ands4percent.l Ditto Provincial °' Bs. 6s. 2Ol. sh. 19 p 3 928 5110 s Birmingham 50/. sh. 1,250 2/ Os Bristol ........ 20'. sh. 1,500 3/ Ills Brighton 20/. sh. 750 31 lOs Ditto, New OOl. sh. 18/. pd 2,471 41 per cent. Brighton General 201. sh. all pd 4,000 54 Continental Consolidated 1,000 10/. City of London ...... .... ........100/. sh. all pd 1,000 61. Ditto, New 4,000 41. 10s. Equitable 414 pd 10,000 2 t , per cent. Imperial 504 sh. 800 51. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 201. pd 2,350 6/. per cent. independent 3O/. sh. all pd 9,000 31. per cent. Phoenix .. 5Ol. sh. 39/. pd 1,000 41. per cent. Ratcliff 1001. sh. 80/. pd 4,000 8,200 5!. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 461. pd 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 50!. sh. 400 5/. per cent Wakefield 25!. sh. 2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,000 12s. Ditto New 5(l. sh. 101. pd 860 Yarmouth 201. sh. IS!. pd WATER WORKS. 1,800 9s. Birmingham 25/. sh. 251. pd 4,434 6!. East London lOO/. sh. 5,500 21 lOs Grand Junction ....Average 411 13s. 4d. sh. 2,000 21. Kent lool.sh. 372 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 1,500 21 lOs Now River London Bridge Water Annuities 6,486 1/ 153 Manchester and Salford 100!. sh. 1,000 4 per cent. South London 1001. sh. 8,294 4/. West Middleiex ....Average 631. 12s. ild. sit. 1,260 1/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 ...... ... Birmingham and Derby 5O/. pd 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester 15,000 .. Bristol and Exeter 100!. sh, '.20 pd 660 Calcutta and Saugur 501. sh. 2!. pd 7,500 .. ...... . Cheltenham and G.West ern 1004 sh. 20/. 3,000 Clarence 100!. sh. 1001. pd 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/ sh Si.pi 80,000 ... ...... Eastern Counties 231. eh. 10/ pd Grand Junction 1004 sh. 05/. pd Great North of England 30/. pd 5,000 Great Western lOOl. sh. 654 pd 2,000 8,000 ...... ... Hull and Selby 501. sh. 2 0 4 Pd 10,00 t) Leeds and Manchester 100/. sh. Si. pd 2,100 31. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 1,500 - 11.55. Leicester and Swannington ....501. sh. all pd 5,100 10 per cent. I averpool and Manchester...lo(l.l3h. 1004 psi 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 36,000 .. London and Brigitte- 5O/. sh. 14/. pd 12,000 ...... ... London and Blackwall 501. sh 31. pd 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich "01. A. 20/. pd 25,000 London and Birmingham -1001 sh. 90/. pd Ditto Quarter Shares 51. pd 20,000 London and Southampton ....504 alt. 504 pd Ditto ditto New 11 ,000 ...... ... London and Croydon Trunk 201 sh. 201. pd 6,000 Ditto New Scrip 1211. psi 12,0(10 London Grand Junction 50/. sh. 51. pd 13,000 Manchester and Leeds 11,004 sh. 504 pd 10,000 North Midland 1001. sh. 551. pd Northe”n and Eastern 1001. sh. 15/. pd 2,600 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 301. pd 28,000 ...... .. South Eastern and Dover 91. pd 1, 0 00 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington 100/. sh. 9,000 1,400 Westminster and Greenwich 501. sh. 2/. pd 6,000 ...... ... York and North Midland -.50 . sh. 121, pd MINES. 8,000 .. ... ... Albion Copper 5/. sh. 314 pd 4,000 11.55. Alten 151. sh. 121. lOs pd 10,000 ... ... . . Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.... 1004 sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 951. pa 2,000 1 'I. Bolanos l5Ol. sh all pd 10,000 11. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm 35/. sh. 201. pd 6,0 . 0 Macatrbas 8t Cocaes United 251. sh. 2" , /. pd 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 11/.:pd 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company 20!. sh. 20/. pd 10,000 ......,.. Ditto Scrip.... 10/. sh. 10!. psi 20,000 British Iron . 50/. sh. 5(1/ pd 6,000 ...... ... British Copper 5l. sh. 41!. pd ---. Cata Branr - 6l/. ill 71 196 114 004 48j 20 5i st i 205 65 75 12u5 61 11 r. 91 121 10; Oi 701 .ca 6,11. , ~ Candonga 7ll. pd 10,000 11 Copiapo 201. sh. 13/. pd 8,500 ... Colombian, iss. 51. pm. 2,850 31. English 20,000 General Mining Association...2o/. sh. 17/, pit 0,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh. 55V. pa 2,000 Polberou Consols . lOl. s h . 81. pd 1,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. lid United Mexican, iss. 2pm ....401. sh. all pd .... ..... Dita. Scrip Ditto New Scrip sl pd West Cork 501 sh. 501. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. '2 . 1 ,50 0 .„, ...... London University 100/. sh. all pd 2 700 Russell gigs. sh. : King' College 100/. pd 20 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,060 15s. Australian Agricultural....loo/. sh .2CII. pd 46 6,000 4/. per cent. British American Land Company 23/. pd I 1 100200 (11 per cent. Canada Company 1001. sh. 301. pd 251 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Cana.4a Loan ........ 99 City Bonds, 4 par cent loo'l 20,000 1/. Os. General Steam Navigation ...151. sh. 141. pd 22-I 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 11. o S m a p l e a n R y o . _!) . Av. 75/. sh. 19 0,000 500,000/. C i fo n u d t o c n h o C ifc m d . . s.„p New Brunswick Land Companln...s. .............. 1211. pd 12 y ::0/. pd 2,754 5/. per cant. Reversionary InterestSoc...loo/. sh. 100/. pd 1 31 2,623 51. per cent. Ditto New ..................... 100/. sh. 75/. pd 06 4,00)) Thames Tunnel .....................501. sh. all pd 8 1} 10,000 os. Van Die,ner.'s Land 1001. sh. 17/. pd 12 30,000 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. DEC. 26, 1838. BANKS. 1,500,0001. fit. p. ct. Bank o 1 Scotland M. os Bd. sh, all pd 2,000,0)(7. 5-I p. et Riyal of Scotland 1001. sh. all pd 1(21, 500.010/. fs p. et. British Linen Company 1001. sh. pd 240/. 1'1,000,000/. Cl. p. ct. Commercial 5O Ol sh. 1001. pd 1771. Nrtional lOO/.5h. 10/. pd 2,000,0,41. 6/ p. ct. Glasgow Union 9501. sh. 50/. pd 84/. 1,000,0 f, 0/, 4p. ct. Western of S,otland - 2001. sh 401. pd 551. INSURANCE COSIPANIES. .25f..6005h, u. et. Scottish Union 90/ sli !1. pd f;Os 7 ,500 r/i p. ct. Hercules 1001. sh. 10/. pd 161. Os 10e,o00 sp. et. Insurance Co. of Scotland -JO/. sh. all pd 101. Os. 50,000 6p. ct. North British 900/. sh. 10/.1)0 t.'ol. 1,10)0 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 201.0. 5 ,0 nn hp. et. Edinburgh Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 14/10s 100,000 3f p. ct. W est of Scotland lO/. pd it Os MISCELLANEOUS. 4,910 ... ..... Edin. and Glas. Un. Cana1...50/. sh, all pd 101, Ditto Allocated 961. sh. all pd 471. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.... `25/. sh. all lxi "91 Carron Iron Company ......2501. eh. all pd 44/, •?,60 , . , 5ii 15 per cent. Shott.3 Iron Founaery ......... 50/. sh 49/. pd 521 10,000 2 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass ....201. sh. 161. pd ,) "t. Tdir,burgli C0a1(7a:.......,... ri! .51) 1. 'UV t, i•: L. 'll 1:) , 7,1 per 'tent. Leith Coal Gas .................. 20/, sh. all pd 50/. ,200 ...... Edinburgh and Dalkeith Itai!way...so/. al 381 . 001 SMT dant. Equitable Loan Company...l6l. pd 91. 1114. IMPORTANT TO P ÜBLISHE RS In the early part of December, Stowell, a common informer, summoned several publishers of stamped periodicals living in the district of the WVorship•street Office for having sold a Journal, called the Cabinet, on the first and last pages of which the names and places of abode of the printer and publisher were not printed. It was contended, on the part of the defendant, that though the letter of the Act had cot been complied with, the spirit of it had, inasmuch as on the last page the names had been printed. The objections, however, of the defendants were overruled, and theywere se verally fined in the mitigated penalty of 51. The bench suggested that if they spoke to the informer he might be in duced to waive the extreme penalty, and enter into a compro mise. Mr. Fielding, of Old-street-road, and tw o others, did so, and paid the informer 11. 13s. each. Some of the de fendants would not enter into any sort of compromise. Yesterday Mr. Fielding appeared before Mr. Codd (he, notwithstanding the compromise, having had a distress war rant issued against him for non-payment of the 51., but which he paid to avoid the distress being levied), accompanied by Mr. Teague, Solicitor, of Aldermanbury, to know from the Magistrate what he was to do. Mr. Bingley, of Featherstone street, St. Luke's, also attended, he having had his goods seized, when Mr. CODD said that be had no power to assist the defendant, but ho felt satisfied that the fine would be remitted if the proper authorities were memorialised. Slr. TEAGUE said he attelided for the defendant, being desirous to do all he could to relieve him from so hard and obsolete an enactment. lie was informed that yesterday a deputation from the newsvenders had waited on Lord John Russell, to acquaint him of the hardships of the enactment, and of the numerous convictions under it. In reply, his Lord ship stated that in the next Session of Parliament he would introduce an Act to remedy the evils complained of by the trade; and he added, that upon a conviction being properly certified before him, on the presentation of a rr..emorial to that effect, he would take measures to remit the penalty. Mr. CODD expressed his pleasure at hearing of the course taken by the Noble Lord, and he stated that he would be glad to assist the defendant in obtaining the remission of the penalty. The defendant then withdrew. ROB OF THE BOWL, A ROMANCE, OF THE DAYS CF CHARLES 11., BY J. P. KENNEDY, EsQ,—The author of this romance is an able man. He has fluency and invention, and very nice judgment i n p erce i v i ng the true quality of things. He has chosen his subject well; made him self acquainted with the history and customs of the time, and caught something of their spirit. The scene of the novel i 4 laid in Maryland, during the days of Charles the Second; and the historical part turrs upon the rival factions of the Puritans and Catholics. Maryland having been founded by the Ca tholic family of Baltimore, as a refuge for their own and all other persecuted creeds; in return for which liberality the Puritans fomented dissatisfaction and raised rebellion. The characters are sketched with sprightliness, and with general truth as regards the time and place. That of Cocklescraft the Buccaneer is conceived with knowledge and developed with truth. The idea of him may have been derived from from " The Pirate;" but his character, unlike Scott's, is maintained with consistency and keeping from first to last. His coarse manners, his love of finery, the violence of his passions, his incapacity of comprehending female delicacy— believing to the last, that Alice can be made to like him if he can but get her to himself—are all drawn with remarkable judg ment and metaphysical nicety. Nor is his ignorant miscon. caption of her free-hearted father's hospitalities, and his rage when, presuming oa them to make proposals of marriage, he finds them somewhat scornfully .'efused, less skilful. —Spectator. BRUSSELS, JAN. 15.--- M. Van Praet, Secretary of the King, has set off fur London, with new instructions for 1 the Bel g i an Pl en ip o tentiary at the Conference. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YEsTRADJy• TEM DZRET. There was a middling attendance this afternoon, and about the average quantity of business transacted on Thursday gene rally. The fa%ourites remain in about the same degree of favour as on Monday, the difference in the figures set against each being slight. Flambeau, however, is evidently improv ing. The Lord Mayor is also a better favourite ; the same may be said of Brother to Quo Minus (the Sontag colt), whose friends took 50 to 1, and would have gone on had th , :re been layers. The following were the prices at the close:- 12 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—taken 15 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau—take 16 to 1 17 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers—taken 17 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh—taken 20 to 1 agA Lord Jersey's Ilderim 22 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Zimmerman—taken 23 to 1 agst Sir G. Ilsathcote's lot 28 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus—take 30 to 1 30 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's The Lord Mayor—taken and afterwards offered 36 to 1 agst Mr: Batson's Brother to Plenipo—taken 40 to 1 asst Duke of Grafton's ;Ether (Pastille colt)—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Brother to Quo Minus —taken 50 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Kreml.n—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury—taken 2000 to 20 agst Mr. Dixon's Mountaineer—taken 2000 to 20 agst Captain Williamson's Melbourne—taken 15 to 1 agst Tros and Epidaurus—taken 21 to 1 agst Kremlin and Maria colt—taken 30 t 1 agst Delos and Meunier—taken 630 to 500 on Epidaurus agst Bulwark—taken 300 even between Epidaurus and Westonian—taken LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'SCOURT, JAN. 17. BULL V. STEPHENSON. This was a motion to dissolve an ex parte injunction, re straining the defendant from wing a sign -board which it was said was intended as a decoy for the plaintiff's customers. Ti e plaintiff was a grocer in the city, and the defendant, who had been his shopman, had lately opened a house in the same busi ness, not far front his old master's. Each party had a small sign-board hung up at his door, and that of the defendant began thus :—" Stephenson, from Bull," each word making a separate line. The plaintiff obtained the injunction upon an affidavit that the words " Stephenson from" were painted in such an obscure manner that passengers would only be struck by the large characters in which the name " Bull" was written, and as the rest of the boards nearly corresponded, they v ould be deluded into the belief that the shop was Bull's. The boards were now exhibited face to face in Court, and it manifestly appeared the defendant's own name was printed in as large and distinct characters as the size of the board would admit ; and the sign-painter proved the arrangement of the words on the board was the result of his own skill, without any intention whatever of imitating the plaintiff's board. A canaletto picture of the street was also produced to show that no person acquainted with the plaintiff's shop could mista►kee the defendant's shop for it. The case occasioned some amusement in Court; but His HONOUR said he would never have granted the injunc tion ex parte had the facts been correctly stated to him. He therefore, dissolved it, with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, JAN. 17. At the rising of the Court, Air. DOANE moved, on behalf of the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, for a writ of certiorari, to be directed to the Justices of the Peace for the county of Middlesex, to bring up all documents and orders re lating to a rate made by the said Justices. Lord DENMAN—I think you ought to have that rate brought here. Mr. DOANE stated that due notice had been given to the Magistrates. Lord DENMAN—I am given to understand that you are out of time. Mr. DOANE said he was not moving for the rate which bad been the subject of discussion in the early part of the day, but for the last rate which the Magistrates/had made, namely on the Ist of November, 1838. Lord DENMAN-Take a rule nisi. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, .TIN. 17. MAGNAY V. KNIGHT. This was an action to recover compensation for services performed, which was tried at Guildhall during the sittings after last Term, when a verdict was four.d for the plaintiff. Mr. M. D. HILL now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered, on the ground that parole evideece could not be admitted to vary a written document ; or for a new trial on the ground of sur prise, and on the production of documents inconsistent with the testimony of a principal witness on the part of the plaintiff. The COURT granted a rule to show cause. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JAN. 17. FINCA V. VIIE EARL OF RADNOR.. This action was brought to determine the question of a right to a water-course, and was tried before Mr. Justice Coltman at the last Assizes held at Devizes, when a verdict was four.d for the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant Bompas last Term obtained a rule nisi for a new trial on the ground of misdirection on the part of the Learned Judge. The Court discharged the rule. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, J.N. 17. CHARLES TERRY'S BANKRUPTCY. The creditors under the fiat awarded against this bankrupt held a meeting to-day for the proof of debts and the choice of assignees. The m ee ti ng was f u ll y atten d ed, and the proofs rathr large in the aggregate amount. The bankrupt has car ried on business as a quill, ink, and general merchant, and was mainly instrumental in bring,ing into general notoriety the pro cess discovered by Mr. Kyan for preserving timber from the dry rot. The state into which the Anti- Dry Rot Company has been brought by the alleged misconduct of Mr. Terry in the re-issuing of the scrips and shares has been already fully made public. Mr. Terry has not yet appeared to surrender to the fiat. Several questions were raised respectively, as to the admissibility of proofs. The debts proved to-day were between 5,000/. and 6,0001. The trading debts of the bankrupt are estimated at from 7,0001. to 7,5001. There is, however, a great amount of bills in circulation. There were parties in Court to represent the interests of the Anti-Dry Rot Company; but nothing was stated respecting a claim which it was said the Company has upon Mr. Terry. Mr. Jones, Mr. Green, and Mr. J. W. Adland were ap pointed assignees. The proceedings of the day then ter. minated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HATTON:GARDEN. MESSRS. O'CONNELL AND SIMI. DRONE.—Yesterday Dennis O'Connell, one of the " finest pisanthry," with a broken nose, was brought up in the custody of a police con stable, charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself. The constable, being sworn, stated that on Wednesday night last he found the prisoner lying on the flat of his back in the middle of the street, bleeding from the nose, and quite in capable of taking care of himself. Mr. BENETT asked him what he bad to say for himself ? O'Connell (scratching his head)—Faith, den, only dat I was dhrunk. Then why did you get drunk ?—Because I'm a plaistherer, and I wint wid some others to do a job at the house of Misther Brougham, down there in Grosvenor-square, and he made all of us dhrunk to be sure. How did he make you drunk?—Why, sir, he is the brother of that gintleman vot dey call Lord Brougham, and afther we finished our job he thraited U 3 all to in and beer; myself being tired, and not used to dhrink at all, it overcame and I fell down in the sthreet. —Den tat is th rue enoug h, but we all take a little one ? i n a You were not compelled to take more than you could bear ? way—but it's the first time wid me, and sure it was Misther Brougham's fault for giving us the licker. How did y ou get t h at b ro k en nose ?—Faith I don't know. I suppose I fell d own . Mr. BENETT ordered him to pay Is. and be discharged ; but O'Connell no t h av i ng got a shilling to pay, be was locked up in a miserable plight. (ffi The prisoner was succeeded by another Hibernian, who gave the name of Patrick Shiel, a broth of a boy," who was charged under similar circumstances, The constable stated that he found the prisoner dead drunk, lying in the street, when he took him to the station-house. Shiel, in a br oa d I r i s h dialect said that he was invited to a " Pray Curser" S oc i ety, where the effect of the speeches and the licker got the better of him so much, that he lost his sii.ses and the use of his limbs, and he fell down in the street, when some wagabone stole his watch and 61. in money, and left him without a rap. Mr. BENETT—Pray what are you? Prisoner—An Irishman, How do you get your living ?—I live upon my property as a jintleman. mi eneavoured to e xc i te Mr Mr. BENErT-Then . you must pay ss. for being drunk. Mr. Si sympathy by reminding him of his loss, b ut he order ed.Benett's him to be locked up until the ss. was paid, and he was sent to meditate with his friend O'Connell. HORACE VERNON: on T • IN THE `VEST.— This singular tale is exciting much i nterest i n t h ose parti cular quarters from whi c h i ts numerous characters are taken, and in which its li ve l y and pleasant satire especially pain's. It is impossible to doubt that several of its charac ters arc drawn strictly to the life ; and this circumstance, together with the fact of its so successfully exposing the system of licensed plunder to which a wealthy parvenu is subject when he enters the magic circle of " fashionable life," cannot fail to mak e the pictur e as useful as it is entertaining. At the Middlesex Sessions on Wednesday, Mr. Tay lor's appeal against the Chelsea Church -rate, made by the trustees, whom he contended had paid out of the Church rates certain sums which th e y ought not to have paid out of that fund, was dismissed by th e M agistrates. At the same was ordered to be altered fr om 1 ,202/. to 900/. Sessions yesterday, the rati ng of Covent-garden Theatre It was said of an Almanack which assumes to be prophetic on the changes of the weather, that it was like the guard of a mail coach, who was out in all weathers. Messrs. Hazard and Co., of the Brantford Brewery, crave to each of their men, on New Year's Day, twelve pounds of be ,, f t ci!';rq, , ,, s ir re!: , an ox to be distributed Kith ten shillings to each of his men employed in the distillery. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JAN 12.—We have been requested to correct an error (copied into our paper of - the 22d ult.) in printing the subjects issued by the Vice-Chancellor for this year's Epigrams. They are as follow : For the Lavin Epigram,— Ovx sAxoiroloc ylvvrczi crrip.cer For the Greek Epigram, (Pcovavr . a. cr:uyeroinv. 113 1071 1011 1001 11 2/ 9s Od Od Itif 2.4-1 131 ;50 fe3l 27 45 17 31j 20 9 Cambridge. Famer, Thomas Paris, B. A , Queen's College, Cambridge Bill, Frederick John, College, Dublin. Barlow, John Mount, B. A., Worcester College, Oxford. Cookesley, Henry Parker, B. A., Trinity College, Camb. Cotterill, George, B. A., St. John's College, Cambridge. Gilbert, John Denny, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge. Ileadly, Henry William, B. A, Cuius College, Cambridge. Prowett, John Fleury, S.C. L., Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Ray, Henry, B A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Suell, William. ANSWER TO DISSENTERS' MEMORIAL.—The memorial to Lord John Russell, respecting the imprison ment of two Dissenters in Carmarthen gaol, which was sent from the Associated Dissenting Ministers of Manchester, a short time ago, has received the following reply :.—Whitc hall, Jan. 7, 1839.—Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2d instant, transmitting the memorial of the Associated Dissenting Ministers of the three denominations in Manchester, relative to tie case of a mem ber of a Dissenting congregation, confined in Carmarthen gaol. I beg you to assure the gentlemen who signed the memorial, that I am most anxious that complete toleration should be granted to difference of opinion on the subject of religion, and that no person should be subjected to hardship or inronvenionce on aec,,unt . of his dissent from the Este- Lave Lc H he, Sir, ...one dient servant, . J. RUSSELL. Theßight lion. C. P. Thomson, &c. &c. On Wednesday last Richard Potter, 8.A., of Queens' College, was elected a Lay Foundation Fellow of that Society. At the same time Robert Moon, B. A., and Joseph Townson, 13. A., were elected Foundation Fellows of the same Society. The Rev. John Kellow Goldney, of St. John's College, in this University, and Chaplain of the Bermuda Yard, has been appointed one of the Chaplains of the Royal Hospital, Greenwich. The Rev. James Senior, B. A., of Emmanuel College, in this University, has been presented to the Rectory of Black ford, Somerset, vacrnt by the resignation of the Rev. Thomas Gatehouse. The Rev. R. W. Stoddart, M.A., Curate of Solihull, near Birmingham, was on Thursday last, instituted by the Lord Bishop of Ely, to the Vicarage of flundon, Suffolk, on the presentation of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College, in this University. At a General Ordination holden in the Cathedral of Nor wich, on Sunday last, the following persons were admitted into the holy Order of Deacons abd Priests : DEACONS. Crofts, Christopher, B. A. , Magdalene Hall, Oxford. Cunningham, Francis Macauley, 8.A., Trinity College, Goodwin, Frederick George, 13. A., Corpus Christi College, - Cambridge. Guyn, Richard Hamond, B. A., Exeter College, Oxford. Herring, Henry, 8.A., Magdalen College, Cambridge. Horsley, John William, B. A., University College, Oxford. Knipe, Randolph, 8.A., Clare Hall, Cambridge. Mathias, George, B A., St. John's College, Cambridge. Royle, James Fa.rick, B A., Trinity College, Cambridge. PRIESTS. ‘Vylde, Charles Edmund, B. A., Magdalene College, Camb. At an ordination recently held at the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, the following gentlemen of this University were admitted into holy orders : DEACONS.— P. B. Brodie, B. A. Emmanuel College ; W. C. Frampton, B. A., Trinity College; J. B. Thurling, Ca therine Hall. PRIESTS.-J. Hemery Carnegie, B. A., Catherine Hall; F. N. Highmore, M. A., St. John's College ; R. M. Phelps, B. A., Si:. John's College • G. PAenham Despard, B. A., Magdalene College ; G. . Vicars, B. A., Sc. John's College. At a recent ordination held in the Chapel, at Farnham Castle, the following Gentlemen of this University were or dained by the Lord Bishop of Winchester:— DEACONS —G. T. Warner, B. A., Trinity College; J. Nelson, B. A., Queen's College ; F. F. Hole, 8.A., Trinity College ; T. Gibbons, B. A., Pembroke College. PRIESTS.— S. Brown, M. A., Catherine Hall ; W. Le Mottee, M. A., Trinity College. PREFERMENTS.—On Thursday week, the Rev. Edward I. Raines and the Rev. A. W. Dorset Fellowcs, were installed Vicars Choral in York Minster.—The Dean and Chapter have been pleased to present the Rev. A. W. Dorset Fel low es to the Vicarage of St. Martin-le-Grand, Coney-street, York, vacant by the death of the Rev. H. A. Beckwith.— The Archbishop has collated the Rev. I Raines to the Rectory of the Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, with St. Maurice annexed, York, void by the death of the Rev. James Dal lin —The Rev. S. Crowther, M. A., Curate of Church over, to the perpetual curacy of Knowle, in the county of Warwick, void by the death of Thomas Blythe, clerk. The Rev. Henry Bisse, Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford, to the rectory of Hope Mansell, Herefordshire, void by the re signation of the Rev. Richard: Fayle, Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The Rev. Wm. James Copleston, M. A., Fel low of Oriel College, Oxford, to the rectory of Cornball, in the count) of Gloucester, Patrons, the Provost and Fellows of Oriel College, Oxford. The Rev. John Smithers has been appointed to succeed the Rev. D. T. Jones, at Fort Garry, belonging to the Hon. the Hudson's Bay Company, in Red River Colony, British North America. The Rev. Rees Williams, to the rectory of Vaynor, Brecon, vacant by the death of the Rev. Morgan Walters, Patroness, the Queen. The Rev. Richard Garde, to the curacy of Burbage, Lincolnshire. OXFORD, JAN. 12.—The Provost and Fellows of Oriel Col lege have presented the Rev. Wm. James Copleston, Fellow of that Society, to the Rectory of Cromhall, Gloucestershire, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Woolicombe. The Lord Bishop of Hereford has instituted the Rev. Wil liam Lowth, of Christ Church, Chaplain to the Right Hon. Lord Langdale, to the vicarage of Leintwardinc, Hereford shire. Patron, the Earl of Oxford. E. Marshall, Probationary Fellow of Corpus Christi Col lege, has been admitted an Actual Fellow of that Society. The subscriptions to the Oxford Memorial of Cranmer, Rid ley, aryl Latimer, continue to flow in; they now amount to 1,6421. 7s. 3d., exclusive of 15/. 3s. from Northampton, and 361. - 14 s. more from Cambridge, and a further sum of 1,1731. ls. if a church be united to the Memorial. ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY.—The ordi nary meeting was held on Friday evening. F. Bailey, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the chair. A letter was read from Professor Bessels, of Berlin, containing some correc tions in reference to his observations on the parallax of the fixed star, or Cygnus, made at a late meeting. He had also made a series of observations on the late comet, which he could only follow through one night when he lost it alto gether. He also expressed his opinion that large reflecting telescopes were superior to achromatic as susceptible of greater mathematical accuracy, and he suggested that har dened steel might be used in preference to the ordinary metallic reflectors. A catalogue was next read of 760 fixed stars, observed at Caulbridge by Professor Airey. A paper was next read from Mr. Henderson, consisting of observations on the parallax of the double star, or Centaura, made at the Observatory of the Cape of Good Hope, in which latitude this star is always seen above the horizon. The next communication was from the Rev Dr. Pearson, on the obliquity of the ecliptic, the author cotutnencing with an analysis of the views of Dr. Bradley, the first accurate observer upon the subject. His principal deviation from former calculators was, that the taking into consideration the latitude, or co-latitude, of the places at which observa tions were made, was of no consequence in the inquiry. The President next made some remarks on the annular eclii,re of the sun in 1836, to which he had previously drawn the attention of the members. In his paper on the subject, he bad noticed the singular appearance of luminous lines diverging from the edge of the sun to that of the moon, as seen by him in Scotland. Analogous appearances had also been observed last September, in the United States, at the annular eclipse, respecting which he hoped that further accounts would be read at a future meeting. EXTRAORDINARY CHEMICAL AND OPTICAL DISCOVERY.—At the last sitting of the Academy of Sciences M. Arago announced one of the most important discoveries in the fine arts that have distinguished the pre sent century, the author of which has already acquired universal reputation by his miraculous diorama—M. Da guerre. It is well known that certain chemical substances, such as chlorate of silver, have the property of changing their colour by the mere contact of light ; and it is by a combination of this nature that M. Daguerre has succeeded in fixing upon paper prepared with it the rays that are directed on the table of the camera obscura, and rendering the optical tableau permanent. The exact representation of whatever objects this instrument is directed to is, as every body is aware, thrown down with vivid colours upon the white table prepared to r ece i ve th em , an d the rays of light that are thus reflected have the power of acting in the way above alluded to on c hl ora t e o f s il ver , o r certain prepa rations of it. In this manner an exact representation in light and shade of whatever object may be wished to be viewed is obtained with the precise accuracy of Nature her self, and it is stated to have all the softness of a fine aqua tint engraving. M. Daguerre had made this discovery some years ago, but he had not then succeeded in making the alteration of colour permanent on the chemical sub stance. This main desideratum he has now accomplished, and in this manner has been able, among other instances, to make a permanent chemical representation of the Louvre, taken from the Pont des Arts. M. Arago, in commenting upon this most extraordinary discovery, observed that a patent would be by no means able to preserve the rights of the discoverer sufficiently to reward him for his efforts ; and he therefore urged the propriety of an application being made to the legislature for a grant of public money as a re compense. M . . Biot, on the s ame occas i on, compared M. Daguerre's discovery to the retina of the eye, the objects being represented on one and the other surface with almost equal accuracy. TILE IVIAIt KE T S COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DV. RING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Bea !.s. PP-se Per Quarter. s. to a. s. 8. s. to 8. 1. to s. s. to h Blandford 76 83 31 41 24 40 42 Brigg . 0 74 24 211 24 21/ 42 44 66 75 34 25 I 40 38 Chard 69 84 28 38 18 22 OS 42 32 36 liuntingdon........ 56 70 34 38 24 29 38z 42 Long Sutton...—. 58 78 19 20 30 34 Louth 58 78 26 32 £0 24 35 4. 2 34 56 77 22 31 16 F2O 3(1 32 32 Newark 62 82 24 31 19 28 31 43 3 2 Nottingham 64 79 28 31 19 28 35 42 Peterborough 59 82 35 42 22 29 38 49 " Plymouth 58 80 30 34 20 23 '77 43 —• 27 43 Sleaford (15 SO 36 38 22 28 41 43 Uppingham 63 84 24 30 18 28 32 44 Wisbech 63 82 20 30 32 '— DEVIZES CORN MARKET—Jan. 17 Per Sack. s d. s. d. Per Quarter. s. it. a. cf. First Wheat 40 0 to 43 0 Barley 3l 0 to 42 0' Second '36 0 38 0 Oats 2e> 0 27 0 Third 3 , 0 31 0 Beans (per sack)... 17 0 25 0 855 Sacks of Wheat sold] 37 1 I Flour (per bag) 59 0 60 at the average of Bread (per ga11.)... I 8 0 LEEDS CORN MARKET.— Jan. 15 Wheat, Norfolk and Stifiblk, 601 b. --- York. and Lincoln. 601 b. 6os. to 81s. 12 Wheat, Norfolk and Sunlk, 601 b. --- York. and Lincoln. 60Ib. 6os. to 81s. ti Barley, Norfolk and Sultblk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire .0... 345. to 38s. - Grinding .. 2Be. to 30s. ff, Beans ... Oats, Potatoe 27s. to 28s. • —Mealing, For. 11d. toll !id. Eng. 12d. to 13). per stone Shelling 3os. to 338„ per load Rapeseed, English. :30? to t% „, F‘4reitrti, 30, tn 221. per las . LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Jan. 15. WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. l2s. Od to 123. 9d- Red --. Scotch, Welch, and Manx .... 10 3 11 0 Irish, White lO 2 10 6 Red 9 0 10 4 Foreign OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b..„. ........ Irish .... 3 9 4 3 Foreign 0 0 0 0 BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 43 P 47 0 Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. Feeding 5 3 5 9 . BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 5O 0 54 0 Irish, &c. Foreign 4B 0 52 0 PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 5O 0 58 0 Foreign Eloua, English, per 280113. 66 9 68 0 Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs 35 6 37 0 INDIAN CORN, pc r 4401 b. ,...... 'lB 0 42' 0 RYE, per Imperal quarter . 4O 0 45 0 MALT, per Imperial quarter IMPORT or GRAIN for the Week ending Jan. !4 Wheat. Oats. 1 Barley I Flour. Oats:Ana ors. Qrs Qrs. Foreign, Brig.' lash ,&c. Scks.i Loads, 13,511. , 10,593 1 ,290 2,357 45,490 13,366 Such was the violence of the storm on Monday morning that salt from the sea was brought to a distance of at least 70 miles from the coast ; and not only in Halifax, but also in Bradford (still farther east), the windows which faced the west were visibly encrusted with saline matter. It will be seen, from the remarks which we have extracted from the Manchester Guardian, that this phenomenon attracted considerable attention in that neighbourhood ; and the Bradford Observer states that " the incrustation of this saline matter was the thickness of cartridge paper on the windows of J. G. flor,f dl, Esq." We have been informed that at Cla ) ton Heights, so much was the snow mixed with, saline particles, that, on Tuesday, a man who had recently killed a pig, was induced to collect a quantity, in order to try its effects in the curing of a portion of the carcase of the swine, to the great amusement of a number of jocular " natives."—Halifax Express. THE LONDON CLUBS ECLIPSED.—AII Paris will. talk of an event which is to take place on the 15th of thin month—the opening of the drawing-rooms of the new club "Le Cercle des Deux Mondes." It has been established in the splendid Hotel Farina, Rue Richelieu, which -Loin tier, the restaurateur, formerly occupied. The rooms have been furnished with arch-royal magnificence, and displays gorgeousness of which the wonders of the " Arabian Tales can afford scarcely an idea. In the fifteen spacious salons of the " Cercle des Deux Mondes" are collected the richest and softest carpets of the East—the most sumptuous silks and gold tissues of Persia—the most costly velvets of Lyons —the most precious marbles and bronzes of Venice and , Florence—the most voluptuous divans to be found in the Constantinople harems—the most convenient arm-chairs of all descriptions supplied by England, and, whatever articles of furniture the taste and elegance of France yield—never were the art of furnishing and the science of comforts car ried to such a degree of refinement and perfection. Every imaginable object of entertainment and amusement has been procured that can make time pass agreeably ; to de tail the library of 3,000 volumes, the billiard and other tables, &e.; to describe the kitchens adapted to all tastes and appetites, the exquisite cellar of wines, the warming in the style of the Russian palaces, and the lighting a earn°, as in the festivities of Naples and Venice, &c., would be to prevent one's believing that all this is to be enjoyed at the moderate subscription of 200 francs a year. We fear n ot to assert that the " Cercle des Deux Mondes" is destined to bring about a revolution in the amusements of Parisiam society, and to present to the world an establishment far superior to the London clubs. . At Hatton-garden Office on Tuesday a Monmouth street Jew was ordered to give up a great-coat which a gentleman identified as having been stolen from his ho - ase- The Jew protested he had given 12.5. for the coat in ars " Lonest and fair way" of trade, and declared that if equal justice were dispensed, his brother-salesmen of Holywell street and Rosemary-lane might as well shut up shop. The Leicestershire Mercury observes, " Every one says (and what every one says must be true) tht.t Govern ment cannot stand its ground through the next Session unless it identifies itself with the repeal of the Corn laws ; but the Ministerial organs do not condescend to inform us of the intentions of Government with respect to those iniquitous restrictions." PLATE.—A. B. SAVORY AND SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, London (op— posite the Bank of England), the best wrought SILVER SPOONS and FORKS, Fiddle Pattern, 7s. 2d. per ounce ; the King's Pattern, 7s. 4d. per ounce. The following are the weigh recommended, but the articles may be had lighter or heaver, at the same price per ounce : FIDDLE PATTERN. KING'S PATTERN oz. s. d. X. s. d. oz. s d X. a. 4 .- 12 table spoons 30 at 7 2...10 15 0 12 table sr 00n5...40 at 7 4...14 13 4 12 desert ditto 2O 7 2... 7 3 4 12 desert ditt0...26 7 4... 910 15 12 table forks 3'4 7 2...10 15 0 12 table forks ...40 7 4...14 13 12 desert ditto 20 72 7 3 4 12 desert ditto ...26 7 4... 910 6 2 gravy spoons I() 7 2... 311 S 2 gravy spoons 12 7 4... 4 8 0 1 soup ladle 141 7‘) . 11 8 1 soup ladle 12 7 4... 4' 81 . . . _ 4 sauc, ditto —lO 783 Pi 8 4 sauce ditto ...12 7 10.-4 41 4 =alt sp , ,o, :,gilt str , :ng) I 0 0 4 salt ditto (strong gilt) ... 2 21 I liiii ace 12 t , spoo, ...... 0; 78'; 16 5 12 tea spoon, l4 7 Pi... 5 1A S 1 Intir stior tong, ...... ... , . A Pamphlet containing detailed list's of the prices of various pat terns of Silver Spoons and Forks, Silver Tea and Coffee Services, and of the different articles of Plated Ware, may be had on appli cation, or will be sent into the country in answer to a paid letter ; the Plate dooms of this Establishment contain a large selection of every article requisite to complete a service. T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Cornhill, London ( Seven Doors fromGracechurch-street), informs the Public, that he offers DESSERT FRUIT KNIVES and FORKS, with plain ivory handles, silver ferrules, plated on steel blades, at Three Guineas per dozen pair, or v3lth solid silver blades, at Eight Guineas and a Half per dozen pair. N. B. Carved ivory handles at 13s. 6d. extra per dozen pair. BIRTHS. On the 15th inst., at Hatcham Lodge, Surrey, the lady of Thos. Thornborrow Fawcett, Esq., of a son. On the 15th ult., the lady of Hetman Harris, Esq., of Regent place, City-road, of a son. On the 11th inst., at the Vicarage, Bredgar, Kent, the lady of the Rev. Samuel Pigott, 8.A., of a son. On the 12th inst., Mrs. 1)e Lacy Nash, of a son. On the 13th inst., at the Vice Chancellor's lodgings, Brasenose College, Oxford, Sirs. Gilbert, of a daughter. At Norbury, near Croydon, on the 16th inst., Mrs. Arthur Kett Barclay, of a son. On the 13th inst., at Crosswood, Cardiganshire, the Countess of Lisburne, of a son. On the IGth inst., at the Rectory House, Horsmorden, Kent, the lady of the Rev. Wu'. M. Smith Marriott, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., the wife of the Rev. W. J. Hall, Amen court, St. Paul's, of a son. On the 14th inst., at Stamford Hill, Mrs. James Winstanley, of a son. MARRIED. On the 15th inst., at Swanbourne, Bucks, the Rev. Samuel Wright, Rector of Drayton Parslow, Bucks, to Charlotte, second daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Howard, Rector of Hoggeston, in the same county, and of Bittering Parva, Norfolk. On the 15th inst., at Epsom, George Slack, Esq., of Eaton, Lower Canada, to ss Colston, of Bansted, Surrey. On the 15th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, John Russell Reeves, Esq., of Clapham-rise, to Eliza, second daughter of the late Thomas Conway, Esq., of Kennington-common. On the 15th inst., at Woolwich, Lieutenant James Hockey, R.N., to Mary, eldest surviving daughter of the late John Mac- Coy, Esq., Royal Artillery. On the 15th inst., at Putney Church, the Rev. F. A. Massing berd, Rector of South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, to Fanny, eldest daughter of the late Wm. Baring, Esq. DIED. On the 15th inst., at her residence, in Brighton, aged 86, Eli zabeth, relict of the late John Lloyd, Esq., banker, London. At Romp, on the Ist inst., Edmund, eldest son of Aaron Asher Goldsmid, Esq., of Cavendish-square, aged 20. On the sth inst., in Regent• street. aged 28, Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. George Hoyle. On the 6th inst., in Kentish-town, Mary Ann, widow of the late Mr. G. E. Woodhouse, of Oxford-street and Maida-hill, aged 77. On the 11th inst , Justina, the wife of the Rev. George Ferne Bates, Vicar of West Maling, Kent. On the 12th inst., Mr. James Ball, Buckingham-road, Ayles bury, Bucks, surveyor, aged 71. On the 14th inst., aged 73, George Hayward Tugwell, Esq., of Crowe Hall, near Battle. On the 14th inst., Mrs. Holdsworth, widow of the late Mr. Joseph Holdsworth, of Tottenham-court-road. On the 15th inst., at Canonbury- square, Christiana, widow of the late Wm. Cowland, Esq., aged 78. On the 14th inst., in Charlotte-street. Bedford-square, Mary, relict of the late Rev. Thomas Ripley, Vicar of Wootton Basset, Wilts ; aged 70. In NOvember last, at Florence, aged 28, Henrietta, wife of Capta'n C. Ricketts, R.N., and youngest daughter of Col. Tem pest, of Tong Hall, Yorkshire. On the 13th of November last, on board her Majesty's ship " Hercules," in Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes, Major Robert Noble Crosse, K.H., 36th Regiment. . 2111. 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