The Sun. — London, England, 1839-11-29 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. sion shall be final ;" which was, after a few observations, unanimously agreed to. Mr. E. WODEHOUSE, M.P., in a complimentary speech, moved, " That Mr. Alderman Farebrother and Mr. T. Steward be requested to accept the office of Directors."—( Hear, hear.) Mr. WARD seconded the motion, which being re sponded to in the affirmative by the two Hon Gentle men, was carried, and amidst acclamation they were declared to have been elected as members of the Board. Mr. WOODRUFFE then moved a vote of thanks to the venerable Chairman. Mr. GODSON seconded the resolution, which having beenicarried, accompanied with great applause, The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the compliment, and The meeting separated. PRIN CE ALBERT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sea—A s any authentic information at the present juncture relative to his Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg may be acceptable to you, and interest ing to your readers, I forward you some account of an interview I was fortunate enough to have with him a short time since. I was on my way home from a Continental tour just at the period his Highness was about to sail from Antwerp to London, to pay a visit to our most gracious Sovereign, and came in the same boat, the Antwerpen. Our passage was considerably lengthened by a serious accident which happened to one of the engines of the vessel, and we were actually stationary on the Scheldt for nearly five hours, and should not then have been able Prudently to proceed to London had not the fine steamer Princess Victoria (apropos enough) been put in requisition to tow us across the channel. This circum stance gave me the more time and opportunity to observe and to converse with the Prince. He ma nifested great presence of mind when the accident happened, which was really, for some minutes, very alarming. He entered into conversation on a variety of subjects in the most affable and intelligent man ner, and convinced me that he possessed a well-regu lated and refined mind, rather calculated for, and dis posed to philosophical subjects. He appeared kind hearted and humane ; this I collected from his conduct to one of the servants of the suite, who unfortunately fell down the hold of the vessel, and was considerably hurt ; and also from other circumstances of toa minute a nature for detail. His Highness is in stature rather above the middle height, exceedingly well proportioned, and of very manly appearance for his years---I should have taken him for twenty-four or twenty-five ; his ge neral manner is easy, unaffected, and graceful ; his fea t, ores are regular, well defined, and exceedingly English ; 110 countenance is open, its expression mild, and there is a certain inexpressible something above his light smil ing eves which seems at once to inspire esteem and con fidence. It was this which encouraged me to address hi m more frequently than I otherwise would have done. If you think the above likely to be acceptable to the Public, or any part of it, it is at your service. I am, sir, your obedient servant, PASSENGER ON BOARD THE ANT- WERPEN. October 10. - --- - - . [NOTE OF - THE EDITOR. — The above comes from an Intelligent correspondent, who has favoured us with his address.] COURT CI RCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY.—The Earl of Errol, the Earl of Uxbridge, and Lord Lilford, rode out this morn ing in the Park in a pony phaeton. Viscount Melbourne and Sir Henry Wheatley are !xpected to arrive this evening at the Castle, and will loin the Royal Circle at dinner. The Hon. Miss Paget and the Hon. Miss Anson have arrived, and have replaced the Hon. Miss Cocks and the Hon. Miss Murray, as the Maids of Honour in Waiting on her Majesty ; the latter have taken their departure. The Earl of Albemarle and the Earl of Surrey left the Castle this morning. The Band of the Rifles sta tioned here was in attendance last evening at the Castle. The Duke and Prince George of Cambridge left town yesterday morning on a visit to the Duke of Rut land, at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. Their Royal Highnesses dined with the Princess Augusta on Wed nesday evening, at Clarence House, St. James's. A. Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Viscount Mel bourne, the Lord Chancellor, Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Normanby, Viscount Palmerston, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Holland, Mr. Labouchere, and Mr. Macaulay. The Attorney-General attended at the Foreign-office. The Council broke up at half-past four o'clock. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Easthope, M.P. ; Mr. Wynn Ellis, M.P. ; Rev. J. B. Mursell, and the Rev. E. Miall, of Leicester, had an interview with the Marq u is of Normanby yesterday at the Home-office, to Pres en t an address from the Dissenters of Leicester on behalf of Mr. Thorogood. Sir John Colborne had an interview with Viscount Nle:.bourne, yesterday at his official residence in Dow -4ing.sl:_reet. D el. -- , utation consisting of the Mayor of Birmincr h o fttn, th e T o wn Clerk, Mr. Muntz, Mr. Redfern, Mr.' ;_ehol e fi e ld, ant Mr. Parkes, had an interview with the Marqui s of Norma.gby at the Home-office, yesterday. Capt a i n Trotter, R. y., and Captain Hindmarsh, had Interviews with Lord Joba Russell yesterday at the Colo n ial Office. Viscount Melbourne left town at five o'clock yester day afternoon on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Swedish Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Lord Charles Somerset had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Home Office. BUCKHURST PARK, NEAR LEWES. — and Lady Delawarr, are entertaining a select party at their hospitable seat. Lord de Kos, and Lord Can tilupe, who has returned from a tour in Spain and Por tugal, left town yesterday to join the circle. Mr. Law ranee and Lady Jane Peel are also expected. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—R. J. Eaton, Esq., M. P., for Cambridgeshire, led to the Hymeneal altar,_ on Tuesday, the accomplished Miss Charlotte Hall, second daughter of Colonel Conyers, of Copt nall, Essex. An elegant dejeune was given by Colonel Conyers, after the ceremony, to a select party of friends and relatives. ARRIVALS IN BRIGHTON. —The Marquis Camden, Sir David Scott, Lord Sudely, and Hon Miss Tracy ; Capt. Hope, R. N., and Miss Hope ; Sir A. Dalrymple ; Sir T. and Lady Baring ; Lady and Miss Kirkland ; Sir James and Lady Reynell ; General Sir Warren Peacocke ; Sir Byam Martin ; Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth ; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Cowley ; Sir Edwin Pearson and Mr. Pearson ; the: Rev. H. and Mrs. Buckley and family ; Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay ; Mr. Ci,„ wren ; Mr. Musters, &c. DEPART URES.—Lad y de 4 . 00 5 ; th e Marquis and Marchioness of Thomond. , CHURCH RATES AGAIN ! — A V estr y was nold on Thursday last in St. Thomas's Church, New- Port, Isle of Wight, for a purpose most properly de signated (in a powerful address by our Disse ntin g iriend) as an uncharitable attempt to disturb the peace rf the town, and to promote persecution and intoler ance. The odious impost, in the language of the ad dress, of Church-rates was again attempted to be re vived, after having been abandoned for three years, sc inio of the individuals connected with the wealthiest „ co ngregation li in the town having the meanne ss to wish c inhabitants at large to defray the expenses attend ing their religious worship, and would compel , did their Power ke e p pace with their desires, the different sects in the town even to pay for the washing of the vest ments in which their minister preaches. On a show of hands the rate was again refused by a majority of at least ten to one, and no poll was demanded. We have some reasons for b e li ev i ng that the recent agita tion of the question would not have been revived had not t he agitators believ e d that they should have gained a vic tory by a contest. A close examination of the parish books has convinced them, however, that a triumph was anything but certain, or they would not have given up the proceedings so easily.._Hampshire Independent. A WF UL DESTRUCTION OF PROPRTY BY FlRE.—Last night, shortly before eleven o'clock, a most destructive fire broke out on the premise s o f M r . Davis, a pawnbroker and silversmith , r esiding at th e corner of Cross-street, in the Walworth-road. s h ortly Very after the di scov ery of the fire the han d-en g i ne belonging to the Southwark-bridge-road station of the London fire esta blishment was drawn to the spot, quickly followed by the West of England engine, from the Waterloo-road, which Was the first horse-engine that arrived, and several other engines belonging to the London Fire Establishment. We a re sorr y to say that for nearly half an hour no water could be obtained, which rendered the engines of no use whatever. Owing to the late hour at which the fire broke out, it is almost impossible to ascertain the real origi n of it ; but it is supposed to have been occasioned by the huriting of the gas in the shop. By the time that water was obtained, the fire had gained such an ascen dancy, and had spread with such rapidity from floor to floor, that shortly after one o'clock the whole house was one continuous blaze. The exertions of the fire men were now directed to the adj oinin g houses, and by rnis time, being plentifully supplied with water, they 1 managed to confine the fire to the premises in which it Logan, By half-past one the premises were completely gutted and the amount of property destroyed is stated to be between 8,000/. and 10,000/. The stock and Promises of Mr. Davis are insured in the Imperial Fire ) °F fico- A little after two o'clock all fe ars were at an ; e nd ; for the fire by that time was completely got under though the West of England engine still conti nued playing on the ruins. The following, being the adjoining houses, have sustained cons iderable damage from a hasty removal : Mr. Gebel!, tripeman, in Cross street, not insured ; Mr. Ford's coffee-shop in the Wel v_vorth.road, not insured ; Mr. Wh.te, a butcher , next door to Mr, Ford's, in the Walworth road, fortunately insured. ?gifiE UNITED SERVICE GAZETTE of 1 . 1 SATURDAY NEXT, November SO, will contain, in a SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET, verbatim REPORTS of the proceedings in the late CRIMINAL INFORMATIONS applied for by Admiral Sir John Ackworth Ommanney, and Commander Reeve late of H.M. S. Lily, against the Proprietor of that Journal ; together with NINETEEN AFFIDAVITS in support of the defendant's case on the prosecution of Reeve, and the Judgment of Lord Denman on discharging the Rule. UnitedSe"rvice Gazette Office, Crane-court,-_Fleet7street. ,* The United Service Gazette of Saturday will be kept on sale the whole of the next week. Orders received at the office; of Mr. Byers, Bookseller, Devonport ; Mr. Woodward, 13ookseller, Common Hard, Portsmouth ; Mr. Burrell, Book seller, Chatham; and all respectable booksellers and news venders throughout the kingdom. THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME YESTRIS. THIS EVENING, Nov. 29, 1839, Will be repeated the New Original Play, in Five Acts, written by James Sheridan Knowles, called LOVE. Duke of Carinthia, Mr. trooper ; Sir Rupert of Loreh, Mr. J. Vining; ; Huon, Mr. Anderson ; the Countess of Eppen stein, Miss Ellen Tree, Katherine, Madame Vestris. After which, THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain .Macheath, Mr. W. Harrison; Peachum, Mr. W. Farren ; Lockit, Mr. Bartley ; Filch, Mr. Harley ; Mrs. Peachum, Mrs. C. Jones; Polly Peachum, Miss Austin; Lucy Lockit, Madame Vestris. To-morrow, Love, with The Beggar's Opera. Dress Boxes, is; Second Price, 35. M. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, •2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had' solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. The production of Ainsworth's "Jack Sheppard," has attracted complete overflows, and iscen pronounced to be the greatest achievement ever yet attempted, it will consequently be acted every Evening. THIS EVENING, Nov. 29, Will be acted, Ainsworth's celebrated Drama of JACK SHEPPARD. Illustrating all Cruikshanks' inimitable Tableaux Vivant. Characters' by Messrs. Saville, Dale, Heslop, Laws, Smith, Ross, Neville ; Mrs. Vining, Mrs. Daly, Miss 'Martin, Miss Grant Mis. Laws, &c. To conclude with an Extraordinary Drama, in Two Acts, entitled THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTERS; OR, HELL'S BELLES. Astaroth, Mr. Neville ; Cerberus, Mr. Cullen ; Diavoline, Aliss Martin! Robert, Mrs. H. Vining; Polycarpe, Mr. W. Smith; Tambour, Mr. Ross. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We would willingly have inserted the communication of " Gwilym," but we saw it would lead to an endless corre spondence on to pies not of very general interest, and for which we could nowt conveniently find room. We must decline publishing the letter of " A Polish Refugee," who gives his name, because we cannot believe any individual connected with tip?. Society of " The Friends of Poland," would be actuated by such motives as those imputed to a pro minent member of the Society. oIoo.WATER .AT LONDoN BRIDGE TO-N'ORROW. Morning..,... z 0 minu tesafter 9 p Evening 4 minutes atter 9 , r.:". . ,-.. , 1: 4 A:I f 2. _•,?*,:.. 4 .' , ... ~s z: _ „I .. 4. ,_ ,I,A ~,,,, ,ak ' ..e.' 1 , ,;,,,,,,,t'' o . \ 4.tls l ;)'+ --rakil4 ) , " ' -, zi .'it; ;' '' . 3 - 1 1` 1 1 1> Aii. tr:11 sr k-=' , ) irtYY i . I) 4 ,i .44+ LONDON : FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1839. The reprimand! which Lord HILL has directed to he given to Colonel THOMAS and the other officers who applauded Mr. ROBY's abuse of her MA JESTY, will make a salutary impression on the mi litary. Unhappily, there is every probability that they will be frequently called on to interfere pro fessionally, as at. Newport, between different classes. We do not believe, for our parts, that the attempts of the Chartists will be confined to one single outbreak. It is, in fact, evident that the party or class spirit whi ch now pervades the country will neither be speedily nor eacily suppressed ; and it will be, for all p arties, a satisfaction to know that the power which serves to keep all in due bounds is not a mere partizan of any one class. The ad monition, therefore, is equally well-timed and ju dicious. Some of our Contemporaries are very busy raking up all the scandal they can find of their political opponents. We do not approve of that course, and will not follow it. The situation of the upper classes has in it much that is peculiar, and to hold them up to opprobrium for not leading a similar life to the persons who have to struggle for their daily bread, see ms to us to be pandering to un founded prejudices. Not that the upper classes deserve to be spared, for they are as unjust in can demning and making laws to punish infirmities in the poor, which are not their infirmities, as the people are when they judge of the upper classes by - their own temptations and opportunities. But while we declare our indispo sition to make attacks on the private characters of the Tories, we must warn our Tory Contemporaries that they present a fair mark if they will force In to assail them. When an impudent journal, for example, says that a great General never was an intriguer, let us remind him that he who can attain his end without intrigue has a crooked mind, as well as an immodest one, if he resort to _ it. Lady HA LIILTON loved Lord NELSON for his reputation. Countesses and Marchionesses have thought it a duty to submit to the commands of Royalty, and their husbands have smiled through ribands and stars on their own disgrace. Other men of great fame have found women an easy con quest, and perhaps the Pension List bears some memorials of their success. If a Whig Lord can be accused of adultery, it is not difficult to find a Tory Lord who is accused of having prostituted his wife for money. If it can be said of a Cabinet Minister that he is a debauchee, it can he proved of two or three ex-Cabinet Minis ters that they have led most vicious lives. But we think this is most discreditable political warfare, which can serve no other purpose than to degrade and humiliate all, and we will not engage in it. The date of the arrivals from Malta is the 16th instant, and at that time part of the squadron had arrived at the island from Vourla Bay. .Her Ma jesty's ships Pembroke and Minden were to return to England. It is gratifying to see that the neces sity for maintaining so large a naval force in the Levant is becoming less urgent, and that peace will be preserved there, as it has generally been else where, by the exertions of her Majesty's Ministers. Yet their general peace is not without its triumphs. They were constrained to commence a war in the heart of Asia, and the result has been, thanks to the wisdom of our councils and the valour of our troops, to extend and secure our empire in the East. If such triumphs had been achieved by the Tories, the country would have been.illuminated, and all their Journals would have resounded with the praise of the consummate Statesmen and skilful Generals who had been successful. The Whigs have not learnt the Tory art of boasting— though v with regret, that they have l earn t ‘e yet admit, too many Tory ar ts, and do not know h ow t o dazzle and delude the people by the din of v i c t or i es , which they are conte nt to win. We perceive that a number of dealers were con victed on Wednesday at the Brentford Petty Ses sions, of having in their possession weights and measures below the legal standard. The . persons so convicted were fined each ten shillings and costs, the penalty hitving been mitigated by the Bench. This, we must take leave to say, is ill-judged lenity. It is, in reality and practically, though not inten tionally, the great es t crue l ty to t h e poor, who ought to be able to look with confidence to the protection of the Magistracy against the fraudu lent practices which they hav not themselves the means of detecting, and from which they suffer to a degree that almost exceeds belief. The modes by which the poor are cheated by the small traders—and with those they chiefly deal—are va rious. Deficient weights and measures are, we be lieve, much seldomer resorted to than other methods which are not so obvious to the eye, and not so easily discovered. A frequent practice with the t fraudulent dealer is to attach to the bottom of one of the scales, on the outside, a penny piece, by which means an ounce of every thing weighed is stolen from the purchaser. A lump of butter or cheese of still greater weight, as some convictions have proved, is often used for the same purpose. It wou'd not, per haps, be far from the truth were it affirmed that, by these and similar deceptions, a vast proportion of the poor are made to pay ten per cent. more for their foOd than the wealthier classes of the community. Thus between the high price of the staff of life occa sioned by the Corn-laws, and the frauds practised by the little dealers, or, in other words, between the wholesale robbers and the retail ones, the mass of the people are nicely off. To provide against the recurrence-of cases of such aggravated delinquency as these, every precaution ought to be taken. We are no advocates for un necessary severity. The great object of all punish ment ought to be, not to take vengeance on the offender, but to prevent a repetition of the of fence. But to this end a trifling fine, like that im posed by the Brentford Magistrates, .is totally inadequate, if not absolutely ridiculous. The defaulter is no sooner in his shop or stall again, than he commences his depredations on the public, to compensate for his fine. No measures are taken to stamp him with the infamy which he deserves. The punishment which would work a far more effec tual cure for this evil than any fine, however large, is publicity. Means should be adopted to put the public on their guard against offenders of this des cription, to whatever quarter they may migrate ; instead of which their names are at present as care fully concealed as if it were high treason to whisper them. The proceedings which took place at the Com mon Council yesterday are a disgrace even to the Corporation of London. If any one virtue distin guished the late LORD MAYOR more than another in the discharge of his duties, it was charity to the poor. This is admitted by all impartial persons, whether Whigs, Tories, or Radicals, and yet every trace of his admirable conduct in lessening their distresses, whether by saving them from . prison or from starvation by lowering the price of coals, is carefully expunged from the vote of thanks that a time-serving, self-serving, and belly-serving junta of both parties deigned to confer on Mr. Al derman WILSON yesterday. In the original draft of the vote not the slightest allusion is made to his spirited and unceasing exertions to destroy what many of these Common Councilmen themselves have denounced as an abominable and a starve- tion monopoly. And why ? Because there are certain parties interested in this crying abuse, and who, though ever professing charity, care not for grinding the faces of the poor, provided, JUDAS-like, they put money into their own pockets. There was another reason. They withheld every expression of approbation as a warning and an admonition to the present LORD MAYOR, to eschew the example of his predecessor. Even that humane and just principle which led him to treat the starving creatures in the streets not as criminals but as unfortunate fellow beings, they would not suffer to stand recorded in their paltry vote of thanks, which, with• great libe rality, they ordered to be framed and glazed, and presented to his Lordship. They refused this, because his conduct reflected disgrace on those who were in the habit of punishing paupers as crimi nals. What a noble idea some men have of charity I They enrich themselves by starving the poor, and'they refuse a vote of thanks, because their own deeds are evil. Possibly there is a third cause att he bottom of all this sulki ness. In the amended vote we see the word hospitality is omitted. What are we to infer from this ? That their God is their belly, and they glory in their shame. They glory in having marked by their silence, that the Chief Magistrate, while he ad ministered to the wants of the poor, would not allow them to spend his substance in riotous living, Shame upon these hypocritical Reformers--these wire-drawn benefactors of the poor. Of these facts Mr. Alderman WILSON may rest assured—that the impartial and disinterested consider him ho noured by the opposition of such parties; that the public are only the more convinced of the vast dif ficulties he had to encounter in abating one of the basest nuisances that ever afflicted a community ; and that by earning the enmity of the grinders of the poor, the monopolists, and the wine-bibbers, he has acquired the esteem and unqualified appro bation:of the benevolent and the just, and the silent blessings of those who had none to help them. Madrid continued tranquil on the 20th instant, ,he date of the last arrivals from the Spanish capi tal. This is entirely attributable to the precau- tions taken by the Government to repress all insur rectionary movements. The Ministers of War and the Interior had " put their heads together" to maintain the public peace, without relaxing one jot in their efforts to render the Constitution of 1837 a dead letter. While the one proposed the removal of all ultra-Liberal political chiefs before the commencement of the general election, the other was transcribing a list anew Captains-Gene ial to accord with the other meditated changes in the Executive Government. The Opposition Jour nals attribute the reaction of the Government to to the determination of Senors PEREZ DE CASTRO, San MILLON, and •ARRAZOLA, to remain in office in despite of the Cortes—to the intrigues of the French faction about the. Court--to the desire of. the Camarilla to evade the promised tithe and ecclesiastical reforms-4o the apprehension on the part of iVlinisters of economical savings in the budget by a vote of the Cortes to the amount of 250 millions of reels, as recommended by the Finance Committee ; and, above all, to the latent hope of succeeding by frequent dissolutions, agitations, and commotions, in disgusting an indc lent people with the Constitution altogether. This is,intruth the real design of the Spanish Cabinet. Their grand object is to restore the mongrel-fun damental law of MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, called the Estatuto Real—a law which would please no party, and is entirely unsuited to the political wants of the Spanish nation. The news from the Provinces is not of much importance. The following account of a severe check received by a small division of the QUEEN'S troops, is from the Eco del Commercio of the 20th : Letters from Albacete state that near Caces de Iba nez the sth Foot and Lancers of the Guard had been severely handled by an ambuscade laid for them by Cabrera. They were completely routed and their Ca lonel killed. This misfortune was caused by the in opportune recal of these troops to the Capital. A Carlist band had laid in wait for those squadrons, and succeeded in nearly destroying them. The National Guard of Ibanez came out in time to cover the retreat of the wreck of those squadrons, and prevented the enemy from pillaging the town. As a counterbance to this reverse, General ASPIROZ on the 14th attacked and routed 9,000 Carlist infantry and 600 cavalry near Lerida, who had offered him battle, and were at the time strongly entrenched and defended by several pieces of moun tain artillery. ASPIROZ lost 122 men in this en- gagement, but that of the Carlists was still more considerable. The next day another body of Car. lists was attacked and beaten near Sonsona, and on the 17th the Carlist fugitives were again attacked by two of General VALDEZ's brigades, when they again fled, leaving the field covered with their dead. During the three days the loss of the rebels was stated to a mount to 800 men killed and wounded. By a circular of the Minister, Senor COLLANTES, the election of Deputies for the whole kingdom is ordered to commence on the 19th of December, and the returns to be made on the 31st of the same month. This election will decide the fate of Spain. If the Government triumph there will be a speedy end put to the Constitution. Our Paris Contemporaries of Wednesday are in raptures with the New Charter, granted by the SULTAN to his subjects, which they would have us believe is exclusively of Frenc►h manufacture. This is a point which we shall not dispute with them. All we care about is its adaptation to the wants of the Mahommedan Empire. We regret to have to add that its being French would be a poor guarantee either for its appropriateness or its per manence, as the history of too many French Con stitutions abundantly and lamentably testifies. The following painfully interesting intelligence from Africa, is extracted from the Constitutionnel of Wednesday : A letter from Algiers, dated the 15th November, published by a Morning Journal, contains the following particulars : " On the 10th of November, Colonel Rafel of the 24th regiment of the line, commanding the camp of Ould-Lalag, having been suddenly informed of the ap proach of a party of Hadjouts, who seemed to intend to carry off the park of cattle, immediately mounted his horse, and accompanied only by the lieutenant com manding the detachment of Chafum, a quarter-master, a brigadier, and some chasseurs, hastened to meet the Hadjouts, while the main body of his battalion was arming itself. Carried away by his courage, and with out considering the small number of those who accom panied him, he advanced in the direction that had been pointed out to him, but he was only a short distance from the camp w h e n he fell into an ambush. The small body of Frenchmen were assailed with a shower of balls, and almost all of them fell at the first fire. Colonel Rafel, Lieutenant Weitersheim, the Quartermaster, the Brigadier, and almost all the party, were killed on the spot. The Arabs hastened to cut off the head of the unfortunate Colonel Rafel and fled. When the troops came up they did not find any enemy. " The death of Colonel Rafel will not be unavenged. Two Companies of the brave 2d regiment of Light In fantry have been sent to the camp in this part of our pro vince. Already the heads of five of these Hadjout rob bers have fallen as an expiation for the murder of our officers ; our v engeance will not stop there ; we may be certain that Marshal Valee will not cease to pursue the murderers till they have atoned for their crimes with their lives." We have a letter from Algiers of the 18th of No vember, which says two battalions of the 2d Light Infantry are gone to the interior. It is said that Blidah was occupied on the 11 th by four companies of the 24th Regiment of the Line. The Acheron steamboat is gone to Bona with two companies of the 62d Regiment of the Line, and 'forty two officers belonging to different corps. Several vessels are now taking on board artillery, engineers, and horses for the province of Constantine. There is no other news of moment in the Paris Journals of 'Wednesday. The capitalists were all absorbed in the study of Spanish politics, with the exception of the ROTHCHILDS, who were men tioned as about to advance a loan of two millions sterling to Turkey, on the Customs of Smyrna and Salonica, to be expended by the Porte in the pro motion of agricultural improvements. " The Gazeta Piednzontesc, of the 23d instant, states that the city of Reggio, the capital of Ulterior Cala bria, had of late been visited by frequent shocks of earthquakes. No fewer than thirty occurred between eleven o'clock on the morning of the 23d ult., and ten o'clock A.M. of the 26th—viz., nineteen on the 23d, four on the 24th, five on the 25th, and two on the morning of the 26th. The strongest shocks, five in number, took place on the 23d ; the rest were comparatively slight. They were accompanied by a subterraneous noise, but fortunately occasioned no material accident. BOURSE,—PARIS, WIDNESDAT, Nov. 27. first Highest Lowest Price PTice. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents lll 30 ... 111 35 ... 111 3 ... 111 35 4 per Cents lOl4O ... 101 40 ... 101:40 ... 101 40 3 per Cents B2 .. 82 ... 81 95 ... 81 95 Bank of erance 2942 50..2942 50 ...2942 50 ...2942 50 Laffitte Bank 5,000 f. Sh 5220 ...5220 —.5220 ...5220 Belgian 5 per Cents lOl% 101% ... 1015 ... 101% Bank 745 ... 745 ... 745 ... 745 Spanish Ac , ive 25% ... 26 ... 25% ... 26 Passive ••• 6 % 6% Neapolitan Roman lOl ... 101% 101 ... 101 Sf --•-• - RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain Versailles, R. 13 470 ... 472:50 470 472 50 LB. OOl 25 ... '292 50 ... !.:91 25 ... :192 50 Havro Strasburg to Bale 3BO ... 30U ... 300 - 0 •-• at() Brussels and German Papers, the former of Wed nesday's— date, have been received this morning. The following are extracts from them : " BRUSSELS, Nov. 27.—The Minister of the Interior and of Foreign Affairs informs the public that he has just received from the Belgian agent in Mexico new do cuments relative to the commerce of Mexico, as well as information respecting an iron mine, called San Rafael, situated to the south of Mexico, with a state ment of the terms on which foreigners will be allowed to take part in the working of this mine. A letter from Capella, of the 25th inst., says that on the preceding day the Customhouse officers seized 21 bales of English; manufactured goods, the value of which is estimated at 3,000 francs. VIENNA, Nov. 19.—The Duke of Blacus, who died on the 17th, was attended on his death by his wife and three sons. This afternoon at three o!clockhis remains were solemnly deposited in the church of Augustines, which is the parish church. Besides the officiating secular Clergy, the funeral was attended by the Capu chins and Redemptionists. The Duke, whose fortune is known to be very large, made his will a few days be fore his death. There is no foundation whatever for the report that he has bequeathed a large sum to the Redemptionists. They are not even mentioned in the will. There was a pretty considerable number of dis tinguished persons at the funeral. BERLIN, Nov. 18.—D. Van Pizyluski, Canon of Po sen, is gone to Colburg, as we hear, to represent to Archbishop Dunim the present state of the affairs of the Church of his diocese. The Archbishop is, of course, the only person to whom such representation can properly be made, fOr the Government, to which an application was singularly enough first made, can no more remedy than it caused the state of things com plained of, and which the clergy have produced by their own measures. It is certainly true that numerous se cessions from the Romish to the Protestant Church, now take place in the Grand Duchy of Posen ; and that in some parts the country people refuse to pay tithes. But shall the armed force interfere in favour of a body of clergy, whose proceedings have lately been of such a nature, that an insurrection was every moment to be apprehended. But the more unexpected the pre sent occurrences in Posen, the more openly does people here say that the Government has been much too supine in this affair. BELGIAN 1 , UNDS—Bitosme, N.Y. 27. Actual Debt, 2 1 ,-.i per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent l l'l Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 9'24 3 per Cent. Loan of City, IS3'2, 4 per Cent : l5 Society of Commerce, 4 1 ,,,per Cent ll4 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 704 National Society . Exchange on London (short) - -Brussels Papers, Nay. 27. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Nov 19 five per Cents. Metalliques Feur per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares 1013% —Altgemeixe Zeitung. Nov, 24 Lord Kinnaird, it is reported, is likely to be the Master of the Buck Hounds. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Last evening Sheridan's Rivals was revived at this theatre, with the costume of the period at which it was originally produced. Anderson made his first ap pearance as Captain Absolute, and if he would get rid of his tragedy strut we know of nn better representative of Jack Absolute at present on the boards. Brougham was hardly gentlemanly enough in Sir Lucius. It is sufficient to state that 'Far= was Sir Anthony, and Madame Vestris Lydia, for our readers to be assured that those parts were represented as admirably as the author himself could have wished. The piece was given Y Cooper, w hosz was judicious o F u a t u f l r l a n r e d p , d and careful. The Opera of the Waterman followed, e a t i l t t i h o o n u e g v h e ry s m T e h w u I r.: al e y cold,b in which Mrs. E. Knight (forrrierly Mis s P evey ) ma d e her first appearance here asWilhelmina. She was wel comed by the audience as an old, favourite s hould be welcomed. Harrison was the 'I om Tug, an d was en cored in every song be sung. The house was crowded. The Duke of Richmond is expected at Good wood, on Monday next, to preside at the Chichester Club Cattle Show, on the following day. THE DECLARATION OF RIGHT. ---If we may judge by the expedients to which the Tories resort, they are certainly-on their last legs. Loud is the brawling with which they have announced their intention of pub lishing the Bill of Rights in the Britannia of to-morrow. But let them beware, lest this artifice is turned against themsel ves . In this celebrated declaration, second only in importance to Magill. Charter, it is cxpressiy stipul a t e d that " excessive fines ought not to be im posed, nor unus ual punishments :inflicted." H ow would What boy is mor e this apply to the case of J ohn Thorogood ? The Tori es may fi n d the people may gather som e i mpor t an t truths i fr omFAa a GG at l t N en o tiv s e y p s e T ru E s i‘ a l l ._ of this , , Bill of Rights." to be pitied than a junior boy ? ri may p say what they will produces on the The leagin s y s t e m describ e d i n Oliver T .I wist is nothing compared to that adoptedof the in beneficial publi c sehoeffolesc.t which People it minds of those who are subjected t o i t — we conten d that t o b ree d a gentleman's son up like a tiger is the readiest way to make a beast of him. —Comic Latin Grammar. PRICE OF SUGAR. EFFECT OF - MONOPOLY. Table showing the ex-duty price of West India. Sugar, in Mincing-lane, and comparing the same against that of Foreign Sugars. London, Nov. 29, 1839. The Gazette of this evening will quote the Per cwt. average price of British Plantation Musco vado Sugar, exclusive of duty, at BBs. 4d. The actual quantity of Sugar sold on account of the mporters, in the week ending the 26th inst., according to the returns made upon oath by the West India Sugar-brokers, in conformity with the Act of Parlia ment, and on which the above price is computed, con sisted of 804 hhds: 97 trs. and 203 barrels, and not of 1,400 hhds. and tierces, as erroneously estimated in the market. The falling-off in the delivery of Sugar from lite bonded warehouses of this port only from the 4th May last, to the 23d inst., is about 22,500 hhds. and tierces, whi!e the decrease in the landing, from the Ist January last, to the 23d inst. is about 30,500 hhds. and tierces, so that, by the exercise of a rigid economy on the part of the British community in the use of Sugar, the de falcation in the West India crops has only exceeded the saving effected by the consumers by 8,000 hhds. and tierces. Foreign Sugars continue to remain difficult of sale. Manilla Sugar, produced by free labour, has been sold this week at from 18s. to 225. per cwt., and may be fairly quoted as being 17s. per cwt., quality for quality, cheaper than West India Sugar ; in other words, the West India merchants, by the aid of their monopoly, obtain 17s. per cwt. for all the Sugar consumed by the nation, more than its continental market value. The best British Treacle commands readily 355. per cwt. in the home market, while Refined Sugar, equal in quality to the double refined standard loaf, and made from Foreign Raw Sugar, has been sold for exportation, deducting shipping charges at 33. per cwt. The Mincing-lane Sugar Market has been unusually dull, and lower prices have been accepted. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1839. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. • The return of Corn has been moderate this week, but there are several vessels fresh up, chiefly with Barley and Oats. The trade for old Wheat was firm at Monday's prices; new sold very heavily. Barley is rather lower, and a good clearance has been made since Monday. Oats slack in sale, as better supplies are expected. The Flour trade extremely heavy. ARRIVALS. 1 Wheat. Barley. I Oat.. I r 2,900 qrs. ^ P,2() qrs. 2,100 gra 1 3,400 acks :10 4,400 700 C,OOO 3,400 - English ..... Irish Foreign SMITHFIELD MARKET. Considering the state of the weather, the trade is better than might have been expected, and the consumption at this season being great, keeps every article up. Last Monday's currency is fully maintained. Price per stone of Blbs. sinking the offal—Beef 3s. 4d. to to 4s. 6d. ; Mutton 4s. 2d. to ss. ; Veal 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d. ; Pork 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d. Head of Cattle at market—Beast 713 ; Sheep 3,490 ; Pigs 405 ; Calves 216. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Our supplies were good, and there was a fair trade ; prices steady. Turbot ss. to '2ss. ; Cod 3s. 6d. to 10s. ; Soles 6d. to 3s. 6d. per pair ; Lobsters 10d. to 3s. ; Oysters 12s. to 40s. per bushel ; Whitings 4d. to 6d. ; and Haddocks Bd. to Is. 2d. HOP MARKET. The market was not well supplied, and the principal business done was in Hops at from 60s. to 100 s. We quote no varia tion in the value of the commodity. SEED MARKET. There was nothing done worthy of public notice, ex cept iu Linseed for crashing, which fetched 38s. to 425. per quarter, COLONIAL MARKET. There has been but a slender amount of business done during the week, and in prices of produce no variation of moment can be quoted. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY.—To day's demand for Cotton has been only moderate, and the sales, which consist chiefly of American descriptions, amount to only 3,000 bags, all which have been taken by the trade, without alteration in prices. Arrivals this morning, French, Ostend, and Dutch mails ; ship-letters from Berbice. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yes terday's date ; it does not contain any news of the least importance. The Dutch Funds of the 26th come i per cent. lower, Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 51 5-16 1 ; Five per Cents., 98 1-16 ; Ardoin's Spanish, 23 1.16 i. THE FUNDS. This is an important day for the settling of the fo reign account : it was generally expected that it would not pass over with ou t some f a il ures i n S pan i s h S ecur i t i es , owing to the heavy decline it has experienced during the present Account of about .51- per cent., the extreme fluctuations yesterday ; a failure took place of one out of the houses who dealt largely in the above stock ; early this morning a member of the house, a Hebrew, was declared a defaulter, it is supposed that his differ ences are of some extent—it is too early as yet to as certain the extent of the mischief which may occur dur ing the day. In Portuguese Stock the extreme fluctua tion has not been so heavy, about 2 per cent. in Co lumbian about 2 per cent., and Brazilian about 21- per cent. Consols opened this morning at the closing prices of yesterday, 90if Money, and 912 i for the opening in January. The chief business doing this morning is in the Foreign Market, paying and receiving the various balances of their accounts. Exchequer Bills, 6 4 dis.; Bank Stock, 1773 1783 ; .ndia Stock, 251 252. The Foreign Market appears rather in a bustle, owing to the adjustment of the Foreign Account. Spanish Active, which left off yesterday at 23f opened at 231 at present 23i 4, which is a trifling improvement on the leaving off price ; Portuguese closed at 31k, can tinues the same ; Three per Cents. 21i ; Brazilian 70} 711 ; Colombian 291 h ; Mexican 291 i ; Spa nish Passive 51 6 ; Deferred 10} 4. A vessel has arrived from Baltimore in 16 days ; she is off Portsmouth, and bound to Rotterdam. We do not hear of any papers as yet being received by her. Our arrivals this morning are only the usual foreign mails, and one of ship letters. The return of the Turkish fleet to Constantinople from Alexandria, in all probability may turn out to be correct, but up to the present time we have no con firmation on the subject. PRICES OF STOCKS TEIIS Bank Stock 179 ' Red, ••81,Ve% DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock Ditto Bonds ..__ 9 dis 3 per Cent. B per Cent. Cons. 9u% N ye 3; 2 per Cent Ditto Red 97%5i New 3% per Cent..... 99 oiyi 9% 9 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire 1 Jan. 5, 1860 Oct. 10, 1859 l3 7-16 - Jan. 5, 1800 l37i Jan. 5, 1830 April 5, 1880, Jan. 5.1870 Bon South Sea Stock Old Annuities ...... ....... - New Ditto 3 per Cent. Annuities, 17.51 - Exch. Bills, £1,000... 5 2 dis Ditto 500 ..... 3 1 dis. Ditto Small .. 2 die. Ditto Commercial Ditto Advertised Bank Stock for Account ... - India Stock for Account ... - Consos for Acc0unt........„ 91% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCh Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account 7I:N 1 Ditto Account 3li Buenos Ayres 'Solids DiZto Account ....... _.. Chilian Bonds Ditto Account — Russian Bonds, 1829 — Columbian Bonds —, Ditto Account — Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic — Columbian Bonds, 1824 99% 9 Spanish Bonds .34i '4,41 4 Ditto Account 0 9% 9 , Ditto Account :::23;z1 4% Danish Bonds Ditto Account —, Deferred 10%.": Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent...—. —I: .. , Ditto Bonds, 1&25 — ~ 4 per cent. —l. —c. Ditto Account — --- 3 per cent. —f. --c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — ' ---- Exchange. —l. —c, Ditto Account — Dutch, 2% per cent. 524%% Ditto, 6 per Cent. - Ditto Account Neapolitan. •—• f` Ditto Acesunt _ _ HALF-PAST ONE. In the early part of the morning, the settling of the Foreign Account had a gloomy appearance, since which it has taken a reoro favourable turn ; and we do not hear, to the present hour, of any more defaulters hav ing been declared, but we hear of several minor failures out of the House and in the Alley, which is not of great importance. The true state of the settlement, and the mischief, cannot be ascertained until late in the afternoon—after closing time. Within a short time the Foreign market has taken a turn, more particularly in the price of Spanish Active, which was very heavy in the early part of the day, since which it has recovered from 231 to 244 ; Portuguese 3lf ; nothing done in the Three per Cents., ; Russian 111 ; Colombian, 29 ; Brazilian, 70i 71 ; Spanish Passive, 5i ; Deferred, 10f 4 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52} ; Five per Cents., 9Si. Consols at present for the Account, 91i, a shade lower than this morning ; Money 90i, have been 901 ; Exchequer Bills bettcs, 5 2 dis. ; Bank Stock, 176 ; India Stock 251 A-2 ; India Bonds, 9 dis. No further arrivals or reports in circulation. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Conk Stock 17S India Stack SW' 3 per Cent Red 69%; Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent Ct.ns. 90% Ditto Old Annuities 3! , :i per Cent. Red 97N a Ditto New Annuities New per Cent 99 'Ex. Bills, 1, 0001 2 d 2„t is. Ditto 50 ,, / d,s New 5 vier Cent Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5001 2 di s , Jan. 1860 Oct.. 1559 Jan 1 , 360 FORME] N FUNDS Austrian, 5 per cent... ......... -- ' Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent. .............. Ditto, New Ditto ............... 31 - 1 ' Brazilian Bonds .................. 71 Prussian, 5 p e r cent_ .... t.. ...... Buenos Acres, 6 percent..... —• Russian Bend s , 5 per cena 11 . Chilian, 6 per cent ............... Ditto, Metalli c Coiondi,an, 6 per cent.......... rr ?Spanish, 5 por cent Ditto, M-1. ......................... '2914 Ditto, Defeed i 5 111 f. Danish, 3 per cent ............... Fren cl , per cent. ll —c Greek Bonds, ,82b, 5 per et. Excluinv e —f —c Mexican, 5 per cent , Per cent —f. C. Ditto, 6 per cent., 151, 29li, ' Dutch, 2!,( 2 per cent. Pernvian,lb2 s . 6 p er cent (Ditto, cent. .... itto, 5 5 . 14 SUARES London and Brighton Railway Lon don and Birmingham Railway 13% 140 . Lon don and South Western Ba . l '4 • ---"—"-----,± ay 2tli DISCOVERY OF COlNs.—The workmen em ployed by Messrs. Tanner brothers, in excavating the bed of the river, at their paper mills, Cheddar, Somer set, have lately discovered a considerable number of an cient coins, chiefly Roman, some of the Emperor Com stantine.—Buth Paper. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor took original causes to-day, twelve of which were in his Lordship's paper for hearing. In several of them decrees were taken according to the prayer of the bill, the defendants not appearing, and the plaintiffs' counsel producing affidavits of service. The others were struck out, in consequence of no counsel appearing, or the parties not being prepared to proceed with the hearing. His Lordship having gone through the paper, rose shortly after eleven o'clock. VICE-CHANCERY. -(THIS DAY.) Short causes and unopposed petitions and exceptions occupied his Honour the Vice-Chancellor the whole morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sitti in B. The C OURT t ook the ngs special anco paper today, and dis posed of several causes. The cases argued contained no point of the least public interest. The Counr will sit at nisi prius on Monday next. EXCHEQUER COURT -THIS DAY. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before the LORD CHIEF BARON.) THE ATTORNEY GENERA L v. BOND.--SPECIAL JURY. The Jury, in this case, who had been locked up all night, were sent for this mornin g at the sittit,g of the Court. The usual inquiry hating been made, as to whether they had agreed to a verdict or not ? The FOREMAN said—As foreman of the Jury lam sorry to inform your Lordships, they cannot come to a unanimous decision. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—If the Jury are not likely to come to a unanimous decision, which the law requires, I have no hesitation on the part of the Crown to con sent to their being discharged. The course of justice requires that a reasonable time should elapse in the hope that the Jury may be able to agree ; but after a reason able time has expired, it would be unreasonable to insist on their; being: locked nil until they come to a unani mous decision, Lord ABlNGER—Gentlemen, the Attorney General now consents to your being discharged. I wish to state that I had no authority to discharge you myself merely Lrecause you could not agree. It is is not the province of a Judge, merely on account of a disagreement, to dis charge a Jury. The FOREMAN of the Jury then stated that the Jury wished to call the attention of his Lordship to the inadequate accommodation provided for them when they retired for the purpose of deliberation. They were first confined in a very small room where there was not a sufficient number of chairs for them to sit upon. After remaining there for four hours, they were shown into an adjoining court of large dimensions, exposed to severe cold and draughts of wind, where they were confined the whole night without fire or other accommodation than the benches and tables of the court. They felt that the ends of justice were not at tained by such treatment of the Jury, and that they ought not to be called upon, in the conscientious dis charge of their duty, to be deprived for so many hours of food and firing, endangering their health, and sub jecting them to privation and suffering, and being kept from their families. Lord ABINGER—Your memorial may be transmitted to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests if you wish it. I did not build the court, and cannot order accommodation to the Jury. As to going without fire that is what the laW prescribes. The FOREMAN—It is the wish of the Jury to have the memorial sent to such authorities as will take charge of it. Lord ABINGER.—I suppose, gentlemen, you are unanimous on that.—( Laughter.) The FOREMAN—Quite so, my Lord. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-4 believe it is the gene ral opinion that there is very inadequate accommoda tion for the public in the courts at Westminster Hall. Lord ABINGEII.—I have no observation to make upon that, because I have no power to make any al teration. The FOREMAN—The Jury meant nothing disrespect ful to your Lordship in the course they have taken. Lord ABINGER.—I make no complaint, gentlemen. The Jury then left th e cour t. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BOYNE.—SPECIAL JURY. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom was Mr. Jervis) said in this case there was no danger of the Jury being locked up for twenty-four hours without fire or food.—(A laugh)--for it was extremely short and simple, and he believed it was undefended. The defendant was a tobacconist in Walmsgate, Yorkshire, and the charge against him was, that he had brought tobacco on to his premises without a permit ; and also that he had tobacco on part of his premises which was not duly entered. The tobacco in question was found in a closet, and consisted of two bags, each containing fifty pounds. Evidence having been adduced fo prove the fact stated by the Learned Gentleman, The Jury found a verdict for the Crown—Damages, Two hundred pounds. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. Before Mr. Baron PARKE and Mr. Justice BOSANQUET. MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.—Williani Lees was placed at the bar, charged with the wilful [murder of his wife, E;izabeth Lees, in the parish of St. George's in the East, on the 18th of November last. The prisoner appeared quite unmoved, and looked about the Court as it he had been a mere spectator. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prose cution, and Mr. Ryland defended the prisoner. The first witness examined was Sarah Bailey, who seemed dreadfully affected.—She is the prisoner's sister, andresides at Islington. Prisoner came to her house on the afternoon in question, and said " Here is the key." He said he was a murderer. John Lees and Sarah Lees were present. He did not say who he had murdered. They all went tegether to Chapman-street to the prisoner's, and found his wife's body on the floor. Prisoner is a hair-dresser. Cross-examined—Prisoner hurt his head when he was fourteen, and had been subject to fits. John Lees—ls a brickmaker, living at Islington. Prisoner is his brother, and last witness his sister. \Vas engaged in removing things from her house on Monday week. Prisoner came in between three and four ;he took Benjamin Bailey by the hand, and kissed him, and said he was a murderer. He produced a rope from his pocket, and the key of his door. Witness then accom panied him to a coach stand ; his wife and sister went with them. They went to his house in a coach. The coach stopped before it came to his house in Chapman -street. Witness knows the Chapman Arms. Witness and the prisoner went is there, and the women went into a green-grocer's opposite. Prisoner called for some half and-half and a pipe. Witness had a pipe at that time. Did not believe what prisoner had said. He appeared drunk. Prisoner and his wife were both in the habit of drinking, and when drunk they were very passionate. After drinking the half-and-half witness went to his wife and sister, leaving the prisoner in the Chapman Arms. Witness and his sister and sister-in-law went to pri soner's house. Witness unlocked it, and they all went in. This was between four and five. The shop was dark. Sarah Bailey felt about. The prisoner brought a light, and witness discovered deceased lying on the floor of the shop dead. Cross-examined.—Did not consider prisoner a man likely to commit a crime ; his appearance was not that of a man in his senses ; he seemed as if he had been drinking. When the body was discovered, witness told him, if he had done it, to resign himself, not knowing he had done it: He began to sing and whistle. Has heard his wife was given to drinking. George Canes lives in Lower Chapman-street, and is a bookbinder. Was at the Chapman Arms on the • afternoon in question. Saw prisoner there, accom panied by last witness. Prisoner asked witness to give him some tobacco. The prisoner, "who had come in at one door, went out at the other. His brother caught him, and said, " Bill, you shall not go—you are a mur derer —you have murdered your wife." He said " The Almighty required him," but witness did not hear the conclusion. Prisoner said nothing, but seemed agitated and pale. There was blood on his shirt collar, and one of his hands was covered with blood. Witness asked the brother if it was so, and he replied it was, and that prisoner's wife lay dead in the shop. The brother appeared much agi tated. Witness went to the prisoner's house and found two females standing on the step of the door, crying— the door was shut. Witness had gone in search of an officer, and when he returned to the public-house with an officer he found the prisoner and his brother were gone. In consequence of what the landlord said they went in search of the prisoner, and found him hi James -street, walking towards the Commercial -road. That was from his house. He was alone. Witness and the p o lic e ma n we nt up to him. Prisoner turned round to come with witness, when the policeman laid hold of him. He said he did not want any policeman, but would go with witness quietly to the station-house ; he did so. Witness then went to prisoner's house, and saw deceased lying on the floor with her head to the fire place. Was not acquainted with prisoner's wife. Cross-examined —Has known prisoner some years. Never knewhim a have tits. He did not seem sober. Ile appeared quite calm, except from the excitement of drink. He made no resistance. He was taken with a fit w h en before the M a gistrate—that was on the Tuesday. Sarah Lees—Was at her sister-in-law' s on the Monday. Was up stairs when prisoner came. Saw him when she came down. Recollects hearing prisoner say he was a murderer, but did not say of w h om. Accom panied prisoner, her brother, and sister-in-law to pri soner's house. Cross-examined—Knew prisoner's wife. Both pi '- sonar and his wife were given to drink, quarre l some an d passionate. Deceased was In the habit of staying out at night against her husband':, will, which made him very John Lees recalled by Mr. Baron PARKE—RecoI- FNENING EDITMINT. lects going to the Rein Deer with prisoner. He went into the back garden, and witness followed him ; h e then returned to the Chapman Arms. Does not re collect who was there, he was so agitated. Does not know whether prisoner struck him. Prisoner attae'aed him, and the landlord parted them. Prisoner went out of the house, and he saw him no more, until he Wilt in custody. When he discovered the deceased's body saw a rope hanging from a hook in the ceiling. Thinks there was st noose in the lower end. Robert Taylor, police S, , rgeant, H 19—Remembers prisoner being brought to the station-house by Canes; and the policeman Canes said prisoner had murdered his wife ; prisoner said nothing. On seeing some blood on his shirt collar witness asked if he bad cut his head ; he said he had not. The blood appeared fresh ; he then examined him, and saw blood on his fingers ; there was a cut on the joint of the little finger, but the blood did not appear to have proceeded from that ; the right hand was clean, there was no other wound about his per son. Witness asked how his finger becam e hurt ; he said he had fallen out of a cab on the previous Thurs day. Prisoner pulled off his coat and showed a braise on the elbow, and said that was what he meant as having been done on Thursday. Next morning saw blood on the leg of his trowsers—he appeared to havo been drinking and very much excited. Inspector Norman went to prisoner's house from the station-house, and on his road met the prisoner in cus tody ; on his arrival at the house saw deceased lying on her left side with her throat dreadfully cut. There was a razor lying on her right hand side open ; the razor is now produced in the state in which he found it. He im mediately sent fora surgeon. He observed a piece of rope tied to a staple in a beam. The rope is now produced. The noose was about six feet from the ground: There were chairs in the shop. Has another piece of rope, but they do not appear ever to have been connected. The new rope was produced before the Coroner's Jury. Wit ness took the rope down. The body remained undis turbed until the arrival of the surgeon. Taere was a pool of blood at the head. It was congealed. It would have marked those touching it. John Lees re-called—When prisoner came to his house he produced a new rope from his pocket. Elizabeth Frazer lived next door to the prisoner in Chapman -street. Saw deceased on the morning in question with her husband, passing her window. They appeared sober. DA not see her alive after. About three o'clock I saw prisoner coming from his own door. He appeared to fasten it. Witness spoke to him, and asked what was the matter with Mrs. Lees. He said she was very ill, as she had taken some strong acid. He said he had left her something better, and was going to request a neighbour to sit up with her. Prisoner then went away from his house. He did not appear exactly sober. He had a key, which he put in his righthand pocket. Did not see him again till he was in custody. There is a door in her parlour which when opened enables witness to hear what passes in prisoner's shop. Had heard a noise in his shop before she saw him. It was a heavy kind of noise. Did not hear any screams. The conversation with prisoner lasted a minute and a half. He appeared in a great hurry. His coat appeared dusty, as if he had been near a wall. Saw Mr. Garrett go into the house before she heardjhe noise. Did not see him go out. Cross-examined—Prisoner appeared a quiet inoffen sive man, and partial to his wife. She was much given to drink, and was very violent to him when in liquor. He bore it patiently. Has seen him excited in conse quence of her absence at nights. Had heard him say he should be a happy man if she studied domestic hap piness. Re - examined—Prisoner was given to drinking but was quiet. Does not know of any violence of hers, ex cept what prisoner told her ; nor of any grief of his ex cept what prisoner had said. Had heari bar say that he should never conquer her. This was before she came back to live with him after she had left him. They bad no children. Thomas Clarke—Lives in John's-row ; is a hair dresser ; knows prisoner ; saw hint on Monday, the 18th inst., between half-past three and four ; prisoner's house is two miles from witness ; he came to witness's shop and seemed in a terrible state of mind ; witness's wife called out " Clarke, Clarke," three or four times, and witness ran into the shop ; prisoner held out his hand ; witness took it, and asked what was the matter. Prisoner shook his head and shed tears; prisoner told him to take the Dispatch from his pocket ; witness put his hand in, the Dispatch was not there, but witness found a rope coiled up.---a new rope ; witness threw it on one side. Prisoner said " Give me the handkerchief you took out of my pocket ;" witness denied having taken one ; prisoner then asked for witness's apron, with which he wiped his eyes ; witness thought he wanted to hang himself. Prisoner then held out his hand and slid " Good bye, Tom ; I am going to my mother." Witness gave him the rope back again, and he went away with it. Wit ness desired his wife to watch prisoner to his siste r ' s . Never saw him in such a state before. Thomas Wood Stowe lives in Cannon-street-road, and is a coal-dealer. Knows the Golden Lion public-house, which is 200 yards from the prisoner's. Saw him time between two and three of the day • in question. Staples was then in prisoner's company. Prisoner appeared a little intoxicated. He told Staples his old woman was dead. Staples said, " Nonsense, Bill," and prisoner replied, " So help me God, she is.' The prisoner said he was sorry for her, for she was a good one. Prisoner wished Staples to go and see her, and said Rhoda Hall was with her. Staples and witness then went away. Prisoner said she died of de lirium EICIIIC7I3 and they were going to have a post mor tem examination. He then lett to go home. Did not observe anything different in his manner from what he had exhibited on former occasions when he had been drinking. Rhoda Hall lives at No. 9, Lower Chapman -street. Knew deceased. She was 28 or 29 years of age. She was hasty and passionate. Saw her alive on the 18th of thi• month in her house, at half-past two. She was sober, and seemed ill. Witness was sent for to her. There were no wounds about her. Did not observe any rope in the shop. Prisoner appeared kind and attentive to her. He asked if she would go to bed. She was calm and in her senses, and said her husband had not ill used her. Witness asked if they had been quarrelling, and she shook her head, When witness first went in prisoner was standing by the fire-place in the shop, his wife was lying down on the floor upstairs ; prisoner followed witness up, and got a pillow to put his wife's head upon—he then left the house. His wife afterwards came down stairs into the shop. Before witness went away the two medical men who had been sent for had arrived. Witness never saw her again alive. There was a high linen blind in the shop window, so that persons in the street could not see in. (The trial was proceeding when we went to press.) In the case of Box, charged with felony at Messrs. Howell and James's, the Grand Jury threw out the bid. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) - DEAL, Nov. 28.—Wind S. S. E.,. strong breezes. LIVERPOOL, Nov..2B.—Wind S. W. to S. E.—Arrived the Pearl, Fletcher, from St. John's, New Brunswick. Sailed the Clyde, Matches, for New South Wales ; Su perb, Ramsay, Pernambuco; Irish Lass, Grandy, Ja maica ; Irlam, Hutchinson, Barbadoes ; Adelaide, David. son, Mobile ; Scipio, Watson, St. Domingo ; 141antina, Weeks, Terceira; Peruvian, Whitebeg, Africa. Off port the Cosmo, New York ; Fanny, Quebec. PORT'S/MUTH, Nor. 28.—Wind E. to S.E., fresh.— Arrived the Malabai, Southwold, from Sombroek. Sailed Mangles, Carr, for Hobart Town. Off port Ulysses, Baltimore. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 27.—Wind N. E.—Sailed Warrior, Beckett, and Cluna, Robertson, for Australia. VESSELS sroasti WITH. —Zenobia, from London to Calcutta, 22d ult., lat. 6, lon. 22; Lord Stanley, Sierra Leone to Plymouth, 19th inst., lat. 29, lon. 28; Lady Ann (barque), 20th, lat. 47, lon. 18 ; Anna, HandlAvg to Lisbon, 23d, lat. 48, lon. 9, by the Malabar, arrived at Cowes. General Evans, Santa Martha to Vera Crvai 12th Sept., lat. 22, lon. 86, by the Joseph Hume, arrived in the Downs. Dalmarnock, Liverpool to Demerara, 17th inst., lat. 53, lon. Di, by the Hope, Ireland. arrived in the Clyde. Facide, of Glasgow, 12th inst.. off St. Pate's, by the Voyager, Skeoch, arrived at Shields. EXTENSIVE INUNDATIONS. — The recent eon tinned heavy ra ins have occasioned most extensive goods wt throughout the various places abutting metanthe in n iv i e t r s Thames. The tide , which com men ced flowing about course twelve upthe river, e b y a o'clock onW ednesday ni r eu night,se d beingy of descending it, had by five o'clock yesterday morninta, water banks. swelled the The streamheprincipal as to occasion damage t.h ': beenriv river do r to n n e veeu therioi its Middlesex shore about Chelsea, Fulham, Kensington, and Hammersmith. appears . up the Knsh the g ingt o n canal, which tideh s having forced n fO . large e in a basi n a t t h e rear of body of water Kensington-crescent, o n t h e south side of the ou Gar a nt ,ce A a l terminates I Western-road, it so on a f ter f our o ' clock overflowed eits r r e y s t s h i f n o g r t h h e e fo w re e rkits. of TtilaieeThexamteens bsieavnkse'utetainT p ing erovge Junction Railway, which commences close to the basin, soon became full to the brink, the waters at the same time en ve l op i ng an extens i ve steam-engine be longing t o t h e C ompany. From that t i me, unt i l f i ve o'clock, the flood continued steadily to increase. In Warwick-square and Kensington-crescent, many of the servaits sleeping on the basement story had a narrow escape with their lives, the water having risen up to their beds before they were aware of it. At Wallis's cottages, which are in the rear of the crescent, se veral pigs were drowned, while the owners of others carried them up to the upper rooms to save them. The destruction of poultry has also been considerable. Some idea of the extensive nature of the inundation wiay be formed from the fact that in the middle of the day, at a funeral which took place at St. Barnabas Chapel, situ ated in the Addison road, leading to Notting,-hill, on the bearers descending with the coffin into the: vaults, they found them under four feet of water. In the course of the afternoon an aperture was madp in the new Counties Creek S:;wer, by which the water was reduced about two feet ; but it was feared that the return of the tide in the evening would occasion a far greater extent o f damage.