The Sun. — London, England, 1836-02-15 00:00:00

SPIRIT Ol' THE PUBLIC JOURNALS We t:nought that Sunday Cabinet Councils were \ now 'Jut of fashion, and are almost inclined to doubt 1 the correctness of a statement communicated to us by a respectable Correspondent, that a Caucus of that description was held yesterday in Grosvenor-place by three eminent individuals, Mr. William Holmes, Sir James Grah am , an d L or d S tan l ey , on t h e case of A.r. O'Connell and Mr. Raphael. The object of these deliberations was said to be the suggestion of a plan to the Jeint Committee of Management at the Carlton Club (which was, of course, cordially adopted by the Committee as emanating from such experienced tacti ci7ms), for prosecuting the f u rther proceedings in the affair. The House is to he asked to examine evi dence at the Bar, which may have the doubl.z effect of of reform now iTa progr ess , an d impedine- the measures giving the advantage of • making an impression by their fresh ex pate evidence oeforc it can be contra dicted. From what we ',war of the case, we should think, however, that -no objections would be taken to this c ourse. N'twithstanding the bravadoes of the Taffry journal;, we should think the party must have sad misgiy; - egs respecting this business. For after all what is to be inquired into? They have already acquit :x(1 Mr. O'Connell of the only tenable ground of . accusation—the putting any part of the money re ceived from Raphael into his own pocket. Whe n they have acquitted him of this, what can they possibly urge against hiM ? Is it n o t notorious that a county can only be contested at a I neavy expense'? What more natural than that-, an Englishman, to whom the very mention of a contested county •' election instantly conjure . ;,, up bills for many thou sand pounds, shoul , l, before embarking in a con test for an Irish . county , wish to know the extent of the sacrifice. he may be called on to make, and to have so'.-.le guarantee that it would not be exceeded ? Mr. O'Connell possessed the necessary local in formatie,n, and what more proper than that he, to secure a candidate who would support what he deemed the good cause, should give the . guarantee de manded ? The money he received from Raphael aid not remain in his hands, but was all accounted for. Where is the English Member who does not, before embarking in an election contest, endeavour to obtain un assurance front some influential individual that he shall not have to expend more than a certain sum ? That the Tories, who at the last election pursued a wholesale system of bribery, should turn up the whites of their eyes on this occasion, and affect surprise at the wonderful corruption of Mr. O'Connell, in allow ing himself to be the charnel of communication be tween Raphael and the Committee for conducting the Carlow election, weuld be no doubt extremely edifying. But they can htrilly suppose that in this business they will have everything their own way. Other petitions are to be presented, complaining of the conduct of the Tory - landlords in the county ; and at all events the pu'alic will gain, by a complete exposure of the whole system of Irish county elections. The causes of the depopulation of whole villages, and of the ejectment en masse of the Catholic tenantry, because they will not vote against their consciences, will no doubt be sufficiently explained. In accounting for the money of Raphael expended in the contest for Callow, a light will be thrown on doings most disgraceful to the Orange landlords; and if we know anything of our country men, we are sure the exposure will kindle in Chem a generous feeling of indignation against the heartless oppressors of the Irish peasantry. The money of Raphael, which the Purists of the Carlton Club allege to have been applied to purposes of corruption, may possibly be shown to have been chiefly expended in affording the necessary protection to the peasantry in the independent exercise of their franchise. We can not think so meanly of the more respectable Tories as that they will Countenance the ridiculous proceedings in agitation, What a relief to Sir Robert Peel, if the story we have heard is true, must the transfer be of this dirty work of his party to such able hands ! Morning Chronicle. -The period that has elapsed since the opening of Parliament, brief as it is, h as b een a l rea d y a pro ductive one, not only in the announcement of import ant measures of reform, but in events important in their bearings upon the fate and prospects of parties. Looking at it in the latter point of view, we see cause to congratulate our readers upon the present posture of affairs. Compare our prospects at this time with the state of things at the commencement of the last session of Parliament. Last session our majority on the Address was seven ; this session it is forty-one. Last session our Representatives had before them the whole task of removing a mock-reforming Ministry— nowise inclined t&quit office as long as they could, with any regard in decency, retain possession of it. It is true we had then the gratifying spectacle of a succession of progressive majorities, and the Ministers of the hundred days compelled at last to yield to the constitutional forces arrayed against them ; but the majorities which compelled Peel to retire were all in ferior in number to the majority on the late occasion, and we begin the Parliamentary session with our friends in power, our forces increased, and, in short, the whole party morally and physically stronger than when it drove the Tories from office. Another subject of congratulation is the altered position occupied by Lord Stanley and his friends. Last year the comparatively neutral position taken up by this section of a party was one wiXeli tended to embarrass, if not to divide, Reformers; an'3, , but for the decision with which the contest was conducted by the leaders of the Reform party, might have been attended with more serious consequences. This year we have the people of the Dilly (now re duced to Lord Stanley and " the heavy Baronet,") in their proper position among the Tories. There is no neutral camp to which waverers and trimmers may be take themselves ; and those members who were led by Lord Stanley's influence and specious position to range themselves for the moment under his banner, have re turned to their allegiance to the Reform Ministry, de sirous, no doubt, to remove by the steadiness of their Support, whatever causes of umbrage they may have given to their constituents by the omissions or com missions of last session. Another and a great cause of congratulation to Reformers is, that while important measures are in progress in the very commencement of the session, there appears every probability that the liberal concessions necessary to satisfy the just expectations of the people will meet with far less op position by those leaders of the Conservatives, without whom the whole party is all but powerless, than was otleria to the 'Ministerial measures of last session, when the sections of the present Opposition had been so recently united by the bond of place, and the dis crepancies between them were forgotten, in their hos tility to those who bad ousted them from office. Since that time an. evident change has taken place--the Ultras are less manageable, and the leaders of the party less inclined to defer to their whims and pre,u dices. " The Duke" secludes himself at Strat!rfleldsay, and the fascinations of the Londonderrys and Rodens are thrown away upon empty benches. The Tithe Bill is brought into the Commons, and no sound of spoliation is heard from the lips of Peel. The po sition of Reformers, therefore, is greatly improved in Parliament, while out of Parliament the Corporation Reform Bill has destroy . ed a well known Tory corps of reserve, so that an appeal to the country would be fol lowed by a large addition to the Liberal ranks, and every prudent concession must be gained by a continu ance of unanimity and energy.—Morning Chronicle. The Bills for the Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, and for the Celebration of Marriages, which Lord John Russell obtained leave to bring_ in on Friday, involve matters of so vast importance, that 'we are not inclined to hazard an opinion respecting their merits until we see them entire. Of course we say this with reference to the details of the measures generally. we apprehend, No difference of opinion, exists respecting the principles of either. - The diffi culties of devisin% an efficient, practical plan for the re gistration of bias, marriages, and deaths, are un doubtedly ver,y, great, and very numerous, but they are not insuperam e •; and the immense advantages that would result to the community at large from the esta blishment of such a registry are now, we believe, as universally understood and acknolviedged as they are indisputable. With regard t o t h e Bill- for the Cele bration of Marriages, we believe there is almost an equal concurrence of opinion in favour of granting to the Dissenters whatever measure of that nature they may desire, provided that they wi s h for , Clothing that may prove infurions s!,r t t One interferes with the l the irkwh'erh of the Church of Eis-;',„ ss in t h e ft•Sli and free exercise of, their aecnstqms-sd And ceremonies. It is said that the Marriage Bill 'pto . posed by Lord J. Russell mill give satisfaction to the Dissenters ; but, if they were discontented with Sit Peel's Bill, we cannot possibly understand how they can receive with favour a measure like Lord it Rus sell's, which, whatever may be its merits, csitainly puts the Dissenters to a vast cleAl of trouble, and eVoll of annoyance—no particle of Whicil Was inflicted eii them by Sit R. Peel's MIL That, hoWeVer, is sir; we being , Churchmen. 13 . affair of ours) ne issen tets fintl no fault with Ott liili in this respect, we have none to neg. At the same time we cannot re frain firm expressing frankly at the outset our antici pations that a part at least, if not the whole, of the machinery of this measure will prove exceedingly un palatable and unpopular. We are of opinion, that whether from pride or from prejudice, or from other feeling, the strength of which it will not be prurient for the Legislature to contemn, the middle classes of the community will very much dislike to make personal applications at the workhouses of the dis tricts in which they hie for those certificates which are rendered necessary by the Bill, before 'they can enter into the married state. We doubt also whether the Dissenters, and especially the beau Wee, will chose to have their marriage party or pro cession proceed to chapel under the escort of the over seer or relieving-officer, (or whatever else the poor law functionary may be called,) just after the fashion of the old pauper weddings, where the parish beadle was the most conspicuous personage in the group. It is said that not many weeks since a countryman, en tering a certain borough on a Sunday, met the Mayor and Common Council (newly elected under the late act) coming out of church. The Mayor he at once recognized by his robes, the mace, &c., but the Com mon Council, who followed at his worshipful heels, welt to scrubby-looking a set, that the clown, mistak ing them for prisoners in custody, exclaimed, " Why, what ha' s brought 'em out o'gaol to-day for—thee ben't •going to try 'em o'Sunday ?" The first time the same worthy " chopstick " happens to meet a Dis senter and his bride on their way to chapel, accompa nied by such a paranymph as Lord John Russell's bill prescribes, we have no doubt that with equal, and as just, surprise, he will ejaculate—" Why, thee ben't going to take they fine folk to workhouse, beest thee, Measter Pinchpauper This evening Mr. Hawes is to present the petition Of the architects, who pray for a public exhibition of all the designs and plans of the new Houses of Par liament which had been sent in to the Commissioners.. We stated the other day that Mr. Hawes had deferred the presenting the petition in consequence of commu nications between Lord Duncannon and the architects which it was hoped would have rendered the presenta tion of it unnecessary. But, although Government have consented to allow the architects to make use of the National Gallery for the purpose of the exhibition, no promise has yet been obtained that the successful will be allowed to be exhibited along with the others. We said before, and we repeat it now, that a mere exhibition of the rejected designs, without any opportunity of comparing them with the successful ones , is not what the public wants, nor is it what ought to satisfy any architect who has a feeling of honourable ambition, or a regard for the respectability of his art. To say the least of it, we think the Commissioners acted with unjustifiable precipitancy in having the col lection broken up and dispersed- before their report was presented to and approved of by Parliament. A Mor ning Contemporary alludes to suspicions of unfairness and partiality having got abroad, and endeavours to account for such suspicions, on the ground of there being so many disappointed candidates. If those sus picions aregroundless, the best way to silence them, and. to vindicate the propriety of the decision of the Commissioners, is to allow all the designs to be exhibited to the public. The people themselves will then have an opportunity of comparing the merits of the several plans, and ratifying the decision, if it has been, indeed, the result of enlightened and impartial judgment. Con sidering the impenetrable secrecy which was in tended to conceal the names of the competitors, until the Commissioners should have formed their opinion of the relative merits of the plans, we cannot but think it • very strange that the name of the successful compe titor should have been known, and even spoken of in the public Journals, long before the Commissioners had pronounced their decision. If it can be satisfac torily explained, we should like to see such an inquiry promoted as will lead to that explanation. The people have.a right to see all the designs, more espe cially those which have been adjudged the premiums, for the people will have to pay for them, as well as pay for the building of the new Houses. Let us not hear either of any plan being thrust upon the nation, which from its fanciful decorations may cost the country 1,000,0001. of money, when a design combining all the purposes of utility, ornament, and grandeur, may possibly be had for 300,0001. We called for public competition originally ; we wish to see it properly car ried out to the national benefit.—Morning Herald. The proceedings at the dinner of the Conservative Association of the borough of Finsbury, a report of which appears in another part of our Paper, will be read with great interest an d unqua lifi e d satis f act i on b y ail clas ses of Conservatives ; The speech of Lord Mahon, who occupied the Chair, as President of the Society, was one of the most able, judicious, and use ful addresses that we recollect to have ever heard upon any similar occasion. The view taken by his Lord ship of the actual state of public affairs, and of the character, position, and objects of the various parties into which the political world is divided, appears to us to be calm, moderate, and just. The Noble Lord exulted to perceive among the good Conservatives by whom he was surrounded many Dissenters, many Roman Catholics, many honest anti consistent Re formers ; and he showed with a force of language and of argument which we will not impair by any attempt at repetition or imitation, that the well-meaning, and public-spirited, and intelligent portion of all these classes had taken their right place in political and social life, when they united themselves to the Asso ciation over which his Lordship so ably presides. We • will not further detain our readers from the perusal of one of the nnst gratifying and instructive reports that it has ever been our lot to lay before them.—Morn. Post. It is generally suspected that Ministers will resort to some artifice on Tuesday night to bring off their ally and protector, Mr. O'Connell, by fettering or by pack ing the Committee, the appointment of which they dare not openly oppose. Those Members of the House of Commons, therefore, who are of opinion that corrupt and unconstitutional practices ought not to be tolerated and encouraged, merely because they happen to be adopted by men who are loud and vehement pro fessors of the theoretical principles of Reform, will take care, to be present en Tuesday night, to frustrate any contrivance of the character to which we have al luded. The Ministry has been brought by Mr. O'Connell into 2. deplorable predicament, and yet it cannot afford to cast him off.. We, therefore, warn the Constitutional Members of the House of Commons that no scheme will be thought too desperate, provided it seems to present the least probability that the Admi nistration may, by its means, be extricated from the difficult and humiliating embarrassment in which the o.'Conncll alliance has involved them.—Morning Post. The pressure of Parliamentary and other domestic matter has prevented us from noticing sooner the im portant disclosures and discussions thereon which have appeared in the mole recent numbers of the Portfolio. But as these disclosures, in the progress of their pub lication, assume a more and more interesting character, and though treating of things- distant,. involve consi derations most iital to the welfare and safety of the nation, we eagerly embrace the present opportunity of . n claum s ,„ r for them the most serious attention of the hepublic. 1' evidences adduced of the aggressive in tentions of Russia are so numerous and varied, and corroborated by so many acts of positive encroachment, conquest; or hostility on the States around her, that it has now become imperativ e as a matter of self preservation to take measures for checking her advances and counteracting her designs. Russia has hitherto' found us apathetic, ignorant, and timid—we must now become active, intelligent, and bold. In Nos. S and 9 of the publication referred to, appears the continuation of " a eery secret dispatch from 1 Count P 97,49 " — l, er with an, abb , tIYBV V... •• - artlele l ' : the Ntatk, futd Prmineto, Vir?"'' ,, iiti auotner oil " - the 3clavonian pdptilation-not stiti jeet to ItuSsid." These all teeth With inattei . ; of the first inipOrtatice: This pdrtioii of the disputer' eon tams arialybis ci the dispositions of the set'efal birrytßili Powers towards dis UisitiOn relative td prd'xible edrlddet ictioi ; al df litistilitiva,l 4 .ll - 0 scOnice is a striking :instance of q the shrewd Manner in which Russia estimates the re latiVe foice s df physiedt te,tdde6s; .The priority due to the military question," observes the Count, " and the influence which it must infalli bly exercise over all the others, has determined me to treat it exclusively, for I should in some measure have been fearful to weaken it, had I united it with politics of which ultimately it is the influencing cause." The question whether Austria will dare to attack Russia is thus canvassed:— " It is not in foreign combinations, M. le Compte: that I will seek this rule, but in the measures and internal resources of the empire. The Emperor, our August Master, ascended the throne at a time when Russia enjoyed great consideration, and this consideration is vi6ibly augmented since his fortunate accession. The blackest and most dangerous conspiracy arrested by his courage, and punished according to justice, tcmcered by clemency and humanity. The Turks brought to sign the Convention of Akermann. Persia vanquished and rendered tributary in consequence of her provocations. Eng land and France anxious to find a means of termination (to the satisfaction of—his IMijesty) to the troubles in Greece— Prince 4letternich having no other resource than malice and intrigue, and Prussia strengthening the ties of blood by those of policy." " It is not the wish of the Chancellor of the Court and State, nor that of the Austrian public, which we have to guess at ; it has shewn itself sufficiently hostile, to relieve us from all doubts in that respect. When they rejoice that the plague mows down the Russian army: when, in their eyes, there arc never scourges enough in nature, nor sufficient means of in jury in the enemy, to satisfy their hatred, we are dispensed from interpreting the sentiments of those who do not fear to profess them, and to manifeSt them without resesve. The best guarantee that we can have for arresting thdm, and com bating their influence, is ourselves ; —it is in our energy, in the force, the direction, and the correction of our resolutions and our measures, that we havo to seek our security. The pa triotism, the position, and the resources of the empire, are equal to all. Let them be evoked ; let them be exerted with order and capacity,—and the policy of Europe will cease to offer problems for our solution ; should that of our enemies become as tractable then as it now is haughty, because it in dulges in magnifying our losses, underrating our talents, and discreding our means." There is a mistake in the concluding sentence of this translation, important so far as it makes the state ment contingent, which is positive in the original. Instead of " should that of our enemies, &c., the original has it "we shall see (nous verrons) " that of our enemies," &c. This deserves attention, as it shows the confidence which Russia entertains 'of suc cess if she be only allowed time to organise her means ; and it proves still more the necessity on our part of a prompt and vigorous interference. " Let the resources of the empire be evoked and exercised with order and capacity," says the Count, " and Europe has no al ternative but submisSion." It is time we should decide whether to anticipate the shock or wait quiescently the accumulation of materials by the enemy, which will make the explosion more terribly destructive. We do not advocate an appeal to arms—we wish not to strike, but to be ready to strike, and we would impress on the Government and. the country the maxim ostendite bellunz, pacein habebis. We may even now do by ne gotiation what in a little time the utmost efforts of the intellectual and physical powers of England and England's allies may find it difficult to accomplish. By the hold which we at present have on Russia through her commerce we could easily check her career at our discretion ; but of this hereafter. In the article on Sclavonian populations the following exposition is given of the true moral of the infamous speech at Warsaw : " I have prohibited your sons as those of the Russians from studying at German Universities, and even from travelling abroad, that they may not be infected with foreign principles. Ye arc not Poles any longer, but Sclavonians, fellow-brethren of the Russians. This I speak to you as Emperor of all the Russias, and I shall loon speak to you, and to the rest of your Sclavonian brethren, as Sovereign of the whole of Sclavonia. Know the ambition of Russia, which is also mine t She bears in herself the germ of her greatness. From a Duchy of Mus covy she became a Czardom—she conquered the adjacent free towns and dukedoms ; her Czars have re-incorporated all the Russias, and have assumed the name of Emperor of all the Russias, a little corresponding with the extent of their doMi nions, and that of Autocrat corresponding with the nature of their unlimited power. My brother has re-conquered Poland, and it is an inheritance of the great family, of which I am the head—not to lose it, not to lose an inch of what bad once be longed to Russia. Believe me, it is a real happiness to belong to Russia, and to enjoy its protection." The enjoyment of this protection is thus explained : " The happiness of belonging to it is conferred on Poland, Courland, Finland, Georgia, &c. The happiness of protection is extended to Wallachia, Moldavia, Servia, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Persia, Sweden, and Prussia, and through Prussia to the German States ; the dangers of non-protection are poured on Austria, and are preparing for France and England. Car lists in France, Carlists in Spain, a King in Holland, Poten tates in Italy, invoke that protection from afar—this is the re sult of twenty years of peace and progress. What will be the state of Europe with tea years more of such peace and of such progression ?" The concluding part of this arti c le is devoted to the exposure of the fallacies promulgated by the A ugsburg Gazette, respecting the inadequacy of the resources of Russia ; but as we have already protested a gainst these fallacies on their republication in this country, we shall not now dwell upon the subject. It seems to be the policy of Austria to underrate the power of Russia, the object of which policy may be derived from the follow . ~ .ing extract, respecting a similar proceeding between Russia and . Poland : " The Poles, in the view of engaging Europe in supporting them, have systematically underrated the strength of Russia. The Russians, through vain glory, which coincided with their hue policy, systematically underrated the strength of the Poles ; thus the tendency of all Sclavonian reports has been to lower the estimate of both in the eyes of Europe ; however that the parties were very equally matched only v. -oyes the chance which Europe has lost, and the vast accession of strength which Russia has ( - rained • and so equal were the chances of success, that on the very day that Warsaw fell, the secretary of Tatichieff, the Russian Ambassador at Vienna, arrived at Warsaw, the bearer of joint overtures from the Russian nii.s sion and from Prince Metternich, to ate provisional Govern ment of Poland ; the object of which was the establishment of a Polish kingdom under a prince net of the Russian family; al though this fact has never been made public before, we vouch for its authenticity." We have before adverted to the fact alluded to at the conclusion of this extract. Our limits curtail our commentary, but we shall resume the subject, leaving for the present the following to speak for itself " Russia's aggressive means are not to be calculated by her armies—probably her last warlike struggle is over. The Turkish war, the Polish war have closed for her the double gates of the Temple of Janus. Turkey site will now acquire if it so falls without war—then Persia, &c., without a blow westward—Sweden will come in without war—the German Diet will seek her protectorate—the gradual disorganization of Austria and Frussia will be spoken of as Turkey's .• in ternal political dissolution." Th e S c l avon i ans of all these kingdoms will revert to her of th e i r own movement ; so that now all her objects, and the obje c ts th a t might appear mos t visionary and remote, are to be reached without the use of armies, and without war. " On the other hand she has no war to fear against herself : —she had to tremble when indeed the Ottoman stood up in arms, and almost threw her on her back. She had again to tremble when Poland arose, seized and almost secured half of her Selavonic heart ; but Now what has she to fear? No warlike disposition in ally part of Europe —no power of resis tance in any of her neighbours. Look at her frontier all around from Lapland to china, no where will you see political or physical positions of aggression , against h er — every where in fact you will find her agg ressiv e.' —Morning Advertiser. The Turks are in a state of exeitament against Russia, and every thing that is Russian, which could no more be described than it can be concealed. They have one and all (I speak of the ministers and grandees,) been reading a trans lation of the famous pamphlet, " England and France, Russia and Turkey," and whilst they are in raptures at the way in which their cause has been advocated by the English press in general, they are burning to be revenged on the treacherous Russians, whose every step here announces their insidious de signs, and strengthens their deadly hatred. They see, also, in all its deformity, the connection between Russia and Mehe met Ali, and many exclaim, " Inshallah our Effendi (the Sultan) will bring out the Sandjak Sherif, arid call every Mussulman to arms to punish these Mescovpezevenks."— Letter front Constantinople, dated Jan. 13, in the Morning Herald. i n The weather t hi s district for the last ten days has been varied by all the chief features and characteristics of winter. W e have had sleet, frost, high winds, sloppy thaws, and snows, in turn, but nothing long. The mountains to the east and north-east of this town are covered with snow apparently of considerable depth.—Kendal Mercury. CORON ER'S INQUEST.—ALLEGED DEATH PROM MolusoN's PILLS.—Last week, the inquest on the body of John Mackenzie, who, it was alleged, died in consequence of taking large quantities of Morison's pills, was resumed before Mr. Baker, Coroner, at Ratcliff workhouse, and after another long investigation, the case was again adjourned till this day. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c.&c. &c. Stiares; . Ant:l:in-7(r; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12. , s,-.... , , • i •s-ittinsei i;I?IliullU Pace of i,isr CANALS. INifi. '?!tare ,7ql 61 pet, cent Ailsioli end Wistful ,;;Average 975. Ns. Jr. . 1.434 61 . A !:40iy, il&le;Zoi.ieli - Average li3/. sh. 4261 •- • • ..i-ittr;sl4l4, •••••• • • • -••-• - • • -1001. Kb. I AI.) 5/. KreCknodk Aid Asete,,e,enfit •••f9:), sh. I:oo.agh. 121. liti. 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Ss. 1041. sh. 2 , 89 71 201. Leeds and Liverpool 1044. sh. 515 121. Leicester lln/ sh. 9.17 4/. Leicester and Northanp: 0n... Aver es. 3/. ;Os. 550 5/. per cent. Liskcartl and l.ooe Union 25 1 sh. all pd. 70 144/. - Longhlxwough ...Average 142/. 17s. sh. 2,409 9/. hloinnorit hsltire 230 os. Mallon Mowbray i..... 100/ sh. s' l o 23/. Mersey and Irwell ION. sil. 3,(!00 Macclesfield 1001. sh all pd. 217 15/. Neat!) ,lOO/. sh 100 Nene Navigation Bonds ...ISO/. O. 10)'!. pd. 1,736 311. Oxford I ot./. sh. 5 11 21. Oak ham 1301. sh. 2 . 40 0 4/. Peak Forest .. ....... ...Average about 7S/. sh. 21,413 I4s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 331. 16s. ed. sh. 5,669 5/. per cent. I:ochdale Ave ra g e 851. sh. 500 8/. Shropshire • 125/. sh. SOO 10/. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 45,00/. 6.) per cent Ditto Lock Fond Stock l2l. 101. sh. 700 36/. Stafford and Worcester llO/. sh. 500 11/. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 300 81. Stourbridge 3,647 u. los. Stratford.onsAv tt ...Average 79/. Os. ed. sh. 533 13!. Swansea 5702 it. Severn and Wye and Railway ...Av 35 /. sh. 2,6') - ass. A2l. 10s. Trent and Mersey, i share 1001. Mi. 8,141 ... ..... Thames and Me dwa y ...Aver. 191. ss. ed. sh. 1,0005 h./ is / Warwick and Birmingham . 1001. sh. 1,01)0i5h.3 9so Warwick and Napton lOO/. sb. 6,000 St. 10s Worcester and Birmingham...A v. 78/.B*. sh. 5,000 2.55. Wilts and fleas .. Average 67/. 10s. Sd. sh. 800 6/, Wyrley and Essington 1231. sh 126 Wisbeach ' 1051. sh. 903 1!. Wey and Arun llO/. sh. DOCKS. 251 102 P IQ IPS 151 141 110 160 690 245 220 9 215 171 62u 2 ' 6 " 3 o c. C om mercial 100/. sh, 1,06515 h s ' 1413,0671/. 4 per cent East India 3,239,3101/. 50s. p.ct. London Ditto Bonds' 1,380,000/. Si. per ct. \Vest India 0.40.1 1/. (is. 4d. Bristol Average 147/. Ws. sh. 68,324/. 5/.-percent. Ditto Notes, various amounts 1 . 052 , 752 3 re'r cent. St. Katharine Stock 500,003 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto reham Bonds Harbour for 10 years Sho 'Deptford Pier 0 0/. sh. 31. pd BRIDGES. I,tlo AL Hammersmith 5O/. A. 7,"31 Southwark, Old Av. t3l. 2s. Bd. sh. 1,700 I/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 71 per cent. 501. sh. 5,000 5,000 1/. 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8 1 . .... 6O l. pd 2. 5,000 Ins. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 4 0/. pd 2 C 00,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,816 17s. Vauxhall Average 49/. Os. Od. sh. AS`4l./RANCE COMPANIES 2,000 3/ lOs Albion 500/. sh. 50/. pd 761 50,000 (5 per cent. Alliance, British & Foreign 100/. sh. 10/. pd 121 L and ss. 50,000 (1 per cent. Ditto, Marine 10 1 4 sh. 5/. pd 5; 24,000 i / per sh. Atlas 501. sh. 5/. pd 14 1,000 Ish. 4/. Birmingham Eire 250/. sh. 55/. pd 105 20,000 41 per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. MIL pd 40 12.1100 6/. per cent. British Commercial 517. sh. 51. pd C 1 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, Medical, &c. Life, ICOLsh. 10/103 pd ni 4,000 2/ ;Os County 100/. sh. 10/. pd 42 10,000 ss. Eagle 5O/. sh. Si. pd 6 ..,., (5 per cent .1 Economic Life lOOO/. sh. 2501 . pd 315 ''"' land 3olbs.s 2,271 51/. per cent. European Life 2O/. sh. all pd 22 50 , 000 2s. Ditto, New 2Ol. sh, 21. pd It 12s. 1,000,000/. 71. per ct. Globe Stock, * 155 20,000 11. Guardian 1001. sh. 201. pd 35 ,„,,., (Tire 5 p ct.l ~,,„.. 50/. sh. 5/. pd 6 4 ° , '"'"' /Life 8 p ct.s ''''-'l -5/. 7s. 6d, Imperial Fire 500/. sh. 50/. pd 120 7,500 9s. Imperial Life lOW. sh. 10/. pd Pf 5/. per cent. Indemnity Marine BOL sh. 8/. pd 151 Si 108 Kest Fire 50/. sh. all pd 92 Si. Ditto Life 291 iof 00 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 101. pd 26 3,90 31 000 30,010 21. per cent. Palladium Life 50/. sh. 2/. pd 217 s CA 2.50,001 Is. lid. Protector Fire 2O/. sh. 24 pd 1/17s Od 2,500 1/. Provident Life 100,000 ss. Rock Life .01. sh. 21. pd 64 689,220 i 5/. per Cent. Royal Exchange Stork... 1974 Sun 2lO 6,000 5 per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 5 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 2/. pd JOINT STOCK BANKS • 5,000 Australa , i a 4Ol. sh. 49/. pd 511 10,004 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 5 4/. sh. 101. pd Li 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank .... 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 14 18,000 2 per cent. London and Westminster...loo/ sh. 15/. pd 164 3,000 Lancaster 100/. sh. 20/. pd 30 25,000 6 per cent. Liverpool 110! sh. 10/. pd 17 30,000 74 per sent. Manchester and Liverpool' 100/. sh. 101 pd 22 Discount 20,000 6 percent. Manchester 100/. sh. el pd 35 4 1 20,000 ts per cent. Provincial Mink of I reland 100/. sh. 25/. pd 4 20,' 10 National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. ill. pd 14 10,000 National Provincial Eng. ...100/. sh. 251. rid 25 10,000 10 per cent. Gloucestershire 501. sh. 5/. pd 11 6,000 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 500 1/ 12s Bath 2O/. sh. le./. pd 25 5,000 6L per cent. British 4Ol. sh. 101. pd 211 5. v „ n „ r Mpercen " land Bs. 5s L . l Ditto Provincial 201. sh. 19 rat 2 2 814 5/ lOs Birmingham 4,250 .2/ Os Bristol 1,500 Brighton 2O/. sh. 15 ; 750 ..... -.. Ditto, New 20/. sh. 13/. psi 12 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh. all psi 19 4,000 3/. Continental Cansolidated lOO/. 5141. pd 94 1,000 101. City of London lOO/. sh, all pd 1, 0 00 11. Ditto, New lOO/. sh. 60/. pd 4,000 4!.105. Equitable 40/. pd 10 European 5/. rid 4 10,100 5/. per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 42 8(10 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 25/. sh. 201. pd 20 2,350 6/. per cent. Independent 90/. sh. all pd 50 1,5 0 0 Leeds 'NO sh. 18/. pd 12 9,000 3/. per cent. Plicenix 50/. sh. 39/. pd 24 1, 0 00 4!. per cent. Rateliff . lOOl. sh. 101. pd 61 4,000 South Metropolitan 5"!. sh. 13/. pd 8,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 45!. pd SC 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 50/. sh. a 400 115 s Wakefield 12,010 3/. Westminster Chartered 5Ol. sh. 41 6 , 000 12 Ditto, New EGO Yarivouth 20/. sh. 181. pd I WATER WORKS. 4,800 Birm i ng h am 25/. sh. 251 pd 2f 4,433 5/. East London lOO/. sit. 13 4,500 2/ lOs (or ofd Junction ....Average 41/ 13s. 441. sh. 5 2,000 21. . Kent lOO/. sh. 4 , 3 S B 104 Liverpool Bootle 220/. sh. 31 1,500 2110 s New diver Landon Bridge Water Annuities 5 6,486 1/. Mr.achester and Salford „WO/. sh. 5 1 ,000 4 per cent. Smith London ' 100/. sh. 8 8, 00 ni. West Middlesex ....Average (13/. 12s. 9d. sh. " '7 1,360 11 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. 3 IRON RAILWAYS. Bristol and Exeter 21 669 Bolton and Leigh 2,000 Clarence lOO/. sh. 101)1..r1 4 2.500 19s. Forest of Dean 5Ol. pd 1 . 30,003 30.140 2,000 Ilartlepool 10 0 /. sh. 100/. pd I 0,100 Hull and , elhy 5O/. sh. 4/. psi 2,100 Leeds and Selby lOO sh. 1' 1,500 Leicester and Swannington --WI. sh all pd 5,100 9 per cent.. Liverpool and Manchester...loo/. sit. 1001. psi 2 Ditto Quarter Shares ~.dp d London and Brighto o 0 ..1. sh. , 5/ pd Ditto ditto (Gibbs') ...'2Ol sh. 1/ pll London and Blarkwall 50/ sh. 3/. pd Londo + and Dover 50/. eh. I/. pd 30,00 1 0 London and Gravesend :201 sh I! pd 20,000 3 per cent. L o ndon and Greenwich OOl. ~,e. 0t0„ p d 05,000 London and Birmingham -.IOW. sh. 501. pd 1 20, , 00 London and Southampton ....SOL sh. 1 1 pd London and Croydon '2l. pd ... ..... . 291n0 12,500 ......... North Midland lOOl. sh. Si. pd 2,500 Preston and Wigan "0/. pd 2,601 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 3/. pd 1,0011 6/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. too ......... Durham Junction 1001. Ali. 10/. pd MINES. Albion Copper 5/. sh. Sl. pd A !ten 151. sh. 10/. 103 pd Anglo Mexican, iss. Si. pm.... 100/. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription °5l. pd 2,000 1301 +nos • 150/. sh all pd 10,000 31. .s. Brazilian Imp. iss. 5/. pm. 15/. sh. '2Ol pd 6,0 0 Macauhas & Cocacs United 05/. sh 22/. pd - Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 71/. pd Cata Branca 4 4/. IA Candonga 7.;, , ,/. pd 10,000 Copiapo 20/. sh. 10/ pd 10,009 f.oli vsr Copper Company 'Jul. sh. 204 pd 10,000 .... . . ... Ditto Scrip 'I/. pd 20,0'01 1/, Ins. British Iron 5 Ol. sh. 5"/. pd 6,000 British Copper Si. sh.,3'!. pd 9,500 .. . .0 2,.,0 3!. English l2 l. 11 s. l i d 20,000 General Mining Assoclation.,.2o/. sh. 15/. led 6,15.1 Mexican Company 104. sh 511/. p 2,1100 Polbcrou Consols VV. sh. 8/. pd 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd United Mexican, iss. 2 pm ....40/. sh. all pd Dit o Scrip Ditto Subscription 2/. pd Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd 5 ( 00 .., ...... Union Gold, iss. 21. ss. pm.... 2241. sh. 411. pd West Cork 50/. sh. 40/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. London University IOU!. sh. all rid Russell . 0 5gs. sh. King' College 10)/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 101. Australian Agricultural...AGO/. sh 2(11. pd LOAD I/. Auction Mart 6,010 British American Land Company l3/. pd 10,000 et per cent. Canada Company ...............1011. sh 201. pi 200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 15,000 11. per cent. General Steam Navigation ... 151 . ch. lal. Pd 10/. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 11. London Coin. Sale Rooms ......... Av. '75/. sh New Brunswick Land Company 921 pd 2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary Interest Soc.-100/. sh. 100/. pd 2,633 5/. per cent. Ditto New ..................... 100/. sh..4U. id .1,000 9, Van Diemer.'s Land .......... '. . 100/. sh. 17/. pd 2.510 2,020 30,000 45N0 12,000 R,OOO 4,000 10,000 ... ..... 11,000 31,000 1,000 ...Stock ...Stock 1,500 ;0U 2,000 ~000 - • LIST OF SCOTTISH Y O . 1836. CAIPANIES' PRICES, JANUAR ' BANKS. 1,500,00 i. 61. p. ct. Bank of Scotland ...... 93'. 6s 6.1. sh. all pci 204/. 2,000,0X 1 . 5,, p. ct. Royal of Scotland... ............ lOW. sh. all pd 171/ . 500.0•Xl. Bp. ct. British Linen Company ...... I 00/. sh. :,11 pd 240/. 3 , 000,0011. 61. p. ct. Commercial ................. .511. s o h h ..1 5 00 0, 1 . i pi , I d 1 6 7 01 2/ : 5,000,0001. 5 p. ct. Nati onal 2001.100/. sh. 10/. pd ' 15/. 2,00',0001. 4/. p. ct. Glasgow Union t ,000,11.0 1 . 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 301 p d 33/. INSURANCE COMPA N: 00 E4 1. 61: . 0 2 (.000th. 6 i p. ct. Scot tish Union . 1( 1 )1 1. . r d, d 1 27 1/ 1 Os 7,500 hp. ct. Hercu l e s 10r,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland 10/. alt all pd 71 Or 50,000 61). ct. North British 2001. sh. 101. pd 151. 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 1 001. sh. 10/. pd 13/ Os 5,000 6 p. et. Edinburgh Life - 1001 . sh. 104 pd 14/ lOs 100,000 4 p. ct. West of Scotland — 101.1x1 101 les ----- - MISCELLANEOUS Edin. and Glasbn. Canal 50/. sh. all pd E 2/. Ditto Allocated 9q. , h. all pd 651 . 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.., 251. sh. all pd 321. Carron Iron Company 2501. sli. all pd 4504 2,0005 h. 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founocry 501. sh. 3 - 1. pd 22/. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 20/. sh. 16/. pd 6/. 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/, sh. all pd 63/. 4 ,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas , 51. sh. all pd 601. 750 6 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 35/. ,200 5 per cent. Edinburgh and Dalkeith Itailway...so/.sh. 754 ,000 h per cent, Equitable Loan Company„„2sl, 611. 91. pd 104 4,810 C r IiANCERY COURT.--,SATURDAY. The LORD CuA§Ehil l xiii; a'dv'erting to a lunatic petition which prayed a confirmation of the Muster's report, allow ing certain sums of money to be paid ma of the estate of the lunatic to the heir-at-law and next of kin, took e'elyAsion to observe he entertained great doubts on the subject of granting benevolences in this manner. The first applica tion of the kind was that of ex perle Hindc, in which his Lordship was Counsel, and ho recollected well the difficulty Lord Bidon felt in acceding to the application. It was one which could not be regarded with too much caution, and he (the Lord Chancellor) being of opinion that the principle involted in it was one that should be narrowed rather than extended in its operation, begged it to be understood that, with relation to that part of the jurisdiction of the Court, it was his intention to exercise it under much restriction. STARMEY V. WALMSLET. This was fi motion, by way of appeal, from a decision of the MASTER, allowi9st• the plaintiff to enlarge publica tion after the expiration of tie period allowed by the prac tice of the Court. The LORD CFIANCELLOR . WaS of opinion that the affi davit produced to the Master in support of the application to enlarge the period of publication was not one on which the Court itself would have acted ; and he, therefore, granted the motion, and rescinded the order of the Master. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. DAVIES V. TIIOBNYCROFT. Mr. WriattAtdapeaied 1;sup;;;t ---- (4. demurrer which raised a much agitated question upon the usual limitation to the separate use of a married woman. A legacy was left to a❑ unmarried lady to her separate use, independent of any husband she might marry, with power of appoint ment. She married without dealing with the property, and her husband became a bankrupt, and she then appointed the fund to the plaintiff. The present bill was filed to carry the appointment into effect, in opposition to which the as signees of the husband contended the property passed to them, Subject to his wife's equity to a settlement.. .The Learned Counsel in support of the demurrer contented themselves with reading the present Lord Chancellor's judgment as Master of the Rolls, i❑ the late case of " Massy v. Parker." Mr. KNIGHT supported the Bill. His HONOUR, during the argument, remarked he had always understood it was competent for any person to limit property to the separate use of a woman, and the practice of the profession was without variance on the subject. Al though it might be inferred from some expressions of the present Lord Chancellor in Massy v. Parker that such was not his opinion, yet that case was certainly not a decision on the subject. He should be sorry to be thought to have the slightest doubt on the subject ; and if he were sitting in his chamber as a Counsel, he would not have hesitated to say this was a perfectly good limitation to the separate use of the lady. But he begged to be understood as taking for the foundation of his judgment that the Lord Chancellor had not decided otherwise. KING'S BENCH.-SATURDAY. PRICE V. BARROW. This was an action for the infringement of a patent ob tained by the plaintiff for " an improvement of an apparatus already known" for the communication of heat by the circu lation of water. Numerous witnesses were called to prove the usefulness and the novelty of the plaintiff's invention. When the plain tiff's case bad concluded, it was found impossible to finish it on that day, and it was accordingly adjourned to Monday. EXCHEQUER COURT.-SATURDAY. GUY V. BLOTT. This was an action upon a marine policy of insurance upon the cargo of the ship Eugene, a coasting vessel. The amount sought to be recovered was 6001., which had been paid as salvage to . some Folkestone fishermen, whose exer tions had rescued the ship and cargo from a very perilous situation. The defence was, that the hazard from which the salvors rescued the vessel was not one of the ordinary perils of the sea ; but had arisen solely by the negligence and unskilfulness of the captain. Verdibt for the defendant. GREY V. HANNEN. The plaintiff in this case had been in p ar tnership with a Mr. Hodges, and they conjointly carried on the business of chemists in New Bond-street. The partnership was by deed determinable at the end of a certain number of years, and as action was lately tried in which Mr. Hodges recovered damages from the plaintiff, Mr. Grey, for divers breaches of covenant ,one of which was, his keeping Mr. Hodges out of possession of his premises, and another for shutting up the shop for several days when bound by deed to keep it open. The present action was brought for damages for having made the plaintiff a bankrupt unlawfully. After a lengthened consultation between the Learned Counsel and their clients it was agreed that the matter should be referred ; the costs of the arbitrator to abide the result of such reference, and in the event of compensation being awarded to the plaintiff for any loss sustained in the article of clothes, then that sum should be allowed to bQ set off against a claim for 1,0001., which the defendant had upon the COMMON PLEAS.-SATURDAY. M'CARTHY V. BUNN. The action in this case was brought by the plaintiff, an actor, against the defendant, the lessee of Drury-line The atre, to recover damages in consequence of a breach of an agreement alleged to have been entered into between the parties. Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated that the plaintiff was a na tive of Ireland, and some time since he arrived in London, and having been successful as an actor of Irish characters at the Cork and other theatres, he addressed a letter to Mr. Yates, acting manager of Drury-lane Theatre, requesting an appearance, either in Doctor O'Toole, in Tice Irish Tutor, or in Teddy the Tiler. In this letter he added that he was ready to rest his claim to an engagement by his performance in either of these characters, and the result was that he obtained an appearance in the part of Doctor O'Toole on Oct. 26 ; but as the piece was the last of three entertainments, he laboured under the disadvantage of exhibiting his skill as an actor when a considerable portion of the audience had left the theatre, and the rest were nearly worn out by fatigue. His performance, however, went off to the satisfaction of all present, and having succeeded so far, he became naturally anxious to learn upon what terms he was to be engaged by the defendant, and therefore proposed to enter into an en gagement for the season at 61. a week. The defendant, in reply to this proposition, promised to give the plaintiff an answer the next day, and under an assurance that he was to receive an engagement, the plaintiff repeated the same character the following night with still greater success. He was in the bills of the ensuing morning advertised for a new character ' • but it unfortunately happened that at this pe riod The Siege of Rochelle, together with The Jewess, were brought out, and those pieces being found to answer so well, the defendant declined availing himself of the plain tiffs services, notwithstanding the understanding which had previously existed between them. Under these circum stances, the plaintiff sought compensation at the hands of the Jury. Mr. William L. ,Bede examined by Mr. EaLE—He was acquainted with stage business, and had written several dra:natie pieces. He was at Drury-lane on the night the plaintiff made his appearance in the character of Dr. O'Toole. His performance was extremely successful. It was the general understanding that, when a performer came out once, and appeared a second time at the same Theatre, that an engagement followed. He should 52y that the plaintiff was entitled to 8/. or 9/ 2 a week at Drury Lane Theatre. Mr. J. 0. Cumming examined by Mr. Sergeant WILDE —Witness was a writer of dramatic critiques, and was at the theatre when the plaintiff appeared in Dr. O'Toole. It was a very creditable and spirited performance. Witness thought that at Drury-lane he was entitled to 7!. or 8/. a week. If a party be announced a second time it is usually considered that an engagement is to follow, but if the party happened to be unsuceessful an the first appearance it was generally in the bills of the succeeding day that " due nc tice would be given of his second appearance." Mr. Sergeant WILDE—Ay, that is what is called letting him down softly.--(A laugh.) Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD—Witness wrote theatrical articles for the Dispatch newspaper, and was not at all on bad terms with Mr. Bunn. Mr. Benjamin Webster bad heard the evidence given with respect to the appearance of the plaintiff, and consi dred that an engagement was understood. Mr. Charles Kemble examined by Mr.. Sergeant WILDE —Witness had some experience in theatrical manners, and should say that, supposing a performer to make a success ful debut, and to be still more successful on the second night, and then to be announced again in a third bill to per form a new character, he was entitled to an engagement. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD then, on behalf of the de fendant, observed that the real question for the Jury to decide was, whether or not a contract was expressed or implied. The plaintiff had given no evidence of the exist ence of any contract. If plaintiff had performed with such brilliant success as his friends and himself represented, was it probable that Mr. Bunn would have objected to en gage him, especially as he had offered his services on such low terms ? The fact, however, was, that no engagement whatever had been offered to the plaintiff, nor had any sum been mentioned as the salary which lie was to receive. Mr. Frederick Yates, examined by Mr. Sergeant TAL- TouaD—Witness was acting manager of Drury-lane Theatre, and was so in October last. The plaintiff applied to him by letter of the 20th of that month to appear in an Irish character at Drury-l e an Theatre, which induced him to communicate the proposal to Mr. Bunn, who had no objection to his playing- in The Irish Taior on the 266 of October. He was told, however, that he could not phay exempt in the third piece. Witness never made . .:he tiT any offer of either 61. or 41. a week, and decidedly he should say that his second appearance had no thin g to du I viAi t ;n engagement. V i c CHIEF JUSTICE here suggested whether it would not be better to leave the matter to the arbitration of 13arristor appointed by both sides ? Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD said that Mr. Bunn wt‘s Pr e " sent, and as he wished to do all possible justice to. 6.thu e plaintiff, he was quite ready to adopt the kind suggeso thrown out by his Lords Nip, to refer the. matter to agen' tleman at the Bar. The plaintiff's Counsel haling assented to the arrange" The Jury, under his Lordship's direction, returned verdict for the plaintiff, subject to the reference. INSOLVENT COURT.-SATURDAY• SLAVE COMPENSATION.—IN THE MATTER 97 MARY Oa r PORTLESS. In this matter an important question arose. The iasol• vent had been discharged under the Act in Septe.mbe r, 1834. In her schedule appeared a claim under t he then recent Act for the abolition or slavery for eight sla ves, do miciled in the island of Demerara. On her hearing,• tw° creditors, named Underwood and Bolton , were appointed asiignees, and, to facilitate her discharge, she consented to expunge from her schedule a debt of 1,0991., which she claimed as guardian for her grown-up children , s he beio i indebted to them in that amount for property which ha°' come into her possession as administratrix of her l ate be band, Philip Portless. The assignees, after her dis'ella t _rf e l ; made a claim on the Commissioners of Compensation , 7"l t claimwas supposed to be sufficient to pay her debts. was foiind that a counter claim had been made in Demerara', where the claims were investigated, on her behalf for nine' slaves, by an attorney, named Wrong, her son-in-law. i rh >9 counter claim delayed the payment of the claim on the par' of the assignees. They afterwards applied to the Court for a further examination of the insolvent to know whether the slaves were the same as ei:tered in her schedule, and W hat right she had to the compens.ltion-money. A rule was obi tained, and in answer it was ai l leged that her children ba made a claim for 1,0991., and that, according to the Dutch law, they were entitled to payment before her creditor!' They were, however, willing to come in with the creditors and divide the compensation money par', passu. The assig n nees objected, and the children applied for wad obtained $ rule nisi for a re-hearing. Mr. COOKE moved to make the rule absolute for are hearing, and Mr. WOODROFFE showed cause on the pa rt the assignees. It was ultimately arranged that the insolvent should s i g n a paper, repudiating her claim:, and in the event of her re' fusal a further examination to take place. The withdr 3o ' of the counter claim would put the assignees in a situatio° to receive the compensation money and pay the credit/go' SURREY SESSIONS.-SATURDAY' Martin Page, a labourer, was indicted for having D e. glected to supply the proper necessaries of food and war m t h to four poor children of tender age, belonging to Itoiga parish. The prisoner, in defence, said that the children had much food as could be afforded out of the pittance allovg" him by the parish. He was found Guilty, and • to The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Hedger) in sentencing 0 h' lll , three months' imprisonment, sa id th a t a much more On o sentence would have been passed upon him, had knot% b ee s apparent that great blame was attributable to the Oric i t appointed by the Guardians to superintend the placing 0 ' of the poor children. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. In our columns of Saturday we mentioned that a you J woman was charged with having stolen property, cons n isti: of jewels, plate, money, &c., to the amount of 12, vfllti; from the house of a gentleman named Cochrane, with 1 1 5 , she had lived, and who died at Kingston in January, 18 of On Saturday Mary Ann Middleton was again plaee i do the bar, and after the witness, Mary Baxter, had ident ` - o f a variety of articles which she had seen at the rrsidee ee v a the deceased, Mr. Bodkin, addressing Sir F. Roe, sla t that since the former examination some circumstances 'o been communicated to him, which he had great reas o n believe would give a different complexion to the trans ae to what he had before expected. He felt it to be his a il to give these facts every consideration, and he therefore r e ; quested that the prisoner might be again remanded fq„, few days, in order that he might make the ne cess ary 1 ' quiries, and communicate with the parties interested. A , r a o r k imn s o r n .a nß o o b ed s nk e ti r inr v ,e e l d yw hd t ii h effh a e t rhe h en e tw h ap a so d isna p tt r i o osfi d f e u vd c i e : yo u l t it the cem e ntsMm r. a matte r e tl gard to the acts of the deceased. Sir F. ROE had no objection to postpone the further vestigation, and the prisoner was remanded. The following is a copy of one of the documents al.l o to, which was handed to the Maoistrate. The origl e d, which is b e li eve d t o b e i n the handwriting of the deee a , r e was found among th e wr iti ngs o f M r . C ac h rane , and r up date nine d a y s b e f ore hi s d eat h , b ut was not di re cted any one : " Dear Sir—With regard to my will, I have made uP., 40 . givevttiosoe with Mary 3 y 0 Anne o o u l. o a n y Nt e hi a ied r ds t ul o ebti mir ita. w_ n i d fe y , mo a ua n rr d ys the int faithfully, f e uG s l t loy o ff, f . ni/101 ,, mP to eirn a td d Y " PETER COCHRAND"..e. - - - - - per (ADVERTISEMENT.)—PRIZE CUPS.--A levy 11 - i rSf band silver Cups of various sizes for sale at T. COX SAVOitIO, Working Silversmith, Goldsmith, and Watchmaker, 47, CA" London. P iate N.B. A pamphlet con t a i ne d a d e t a il e d li st o f the prices s' Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, Sce. may be had gratis. BIRTHS. o. t On the Bth inst., in C raven - s t ree t, th e l a dy o f J. L. Klog s Or Esq., late of the 89th Regiment, of a son. of On the 11th inst T 1 -q Bigge' ~ in Mr. Chl 'orrington-square, a daughter. Bolt On the 6th inst., at Ferm o y, th e l a dy of Lieut. R. N. 13 ° 1 84th Regiment, of a son. r' • On the 12th inst., the lady of A. W. Shaw, Esq., of a daug hti On the Bth inst., the Lady of A. Kyd, Esq., of a daughter. On the Bth inst., at Walthamstowe, the wife of R. Gore, of a son. • ° On the 10th inst., M rs . J ames E. Sh e arman, of Brixton-hill' a son. On the Bth inst., the l a d y o f C. W. Minot, Esq., of Ile` re° Sevenoaks, Kent, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., the lady of W. Nichols, Esq., of Camb er' well-grove, of a so n . e j On the 10th inst., a t H atc h am House, New Cross, Mrs. A lfa Hardcastle, of a dau g ht er. , MARRIED. On the 11th inst., at St. L u k e ' s C helsea, Ma j or Verity, lat"e:e the 92d Highlanders, to Mrs. Elizabeth' Hyde, of the 61.°‘ Brompton. a on e On the 13th inst., at Wimbled on , th e H on. John Carnegie, e i e t t , son of Admiral the late Earl of N or th es k, G . C . 8 ., to Char° ' cnly daughter of the late D. Stev enson , E sq ., o f D o ll an , Carr ' thenshire. On the 11th inst., at Chelmsford, the Rev. A. Pearson, l‘ ii tb; Rcctor of Springfield, to Sophia Jane, yo unges t d aug hter o' late J. F. Gepp, Esq., of the former place. bster On the 10th inst, at St. J ames ' s Ch a p e l, Edinburgh, W .° . 6 . 0 , Gillman, Esq., of Trinidad, to Isabella, daughter of the late drew Heriot, Esq., of Glasgow. r ptf On the 11th inst., at St. Georges's Hanover-square, Mr. N ro t Pullen, of Warminster, Wilts, to Mary Sophia, eldest dattgli,r o tl the late Rev. John Mill, vicar of Compton Dundon, Somers e t, curate of Shaftesbury, Dorset. On the 9th inst., at Dudley, Thomas, eldest son of Thomas P a l: doe, Esq., of Winterdyne, near Bewdley, to Marian ne , only &Zs. ter of Francis' Downing, Esq., of the Priory, near Dudley, " cestershire. On the 9th inst., at Thames Ditton, Willi am B arw ick, It/ t . ; chief mate of th e ast India Ship " Ru nn y me d e ," t o Cha,r .. ..' ° t Strudw icke, de s c en d an t o f th e l ate C apta i n Strudw i c k e, o f law" in Sussex. 01 On the 10th inst., J. 11. R. Cugnoni, Esq., to Louisa Agl . s e f, youngest daughter of C. Alawhood, Esq., of Park-place, Fil ow the ceremony having been previously performed according to rites of the Roman Catholic Church. t h ird On the 10th in s t., a t Dartford, John Dixon Dyke, Esq:, Kent' to PM of Sir P. 11. Dyke, Bart., of Lullingstone Castle, in Millicent, youngest daug hter of Isaac Minet, Esq., of Baldwyl* the same county. DIED. re' On the 12th inst., in New-street, Spring-gardens, Frances, list of T. W. Carr, Esq. l or On the 19th ult., at Vittoria, aged 23, Captain John Ca( l 4 Brigade Major in the Spanish service. ./j On the 11th inst., at Greenwich, aged 70, the Rev. J. f' Bohnn, rector of Depden, Suffolk. bc f On the 11th inst., at Hackney, Mrs. Elizabeth Rutty, il l 65th year. Mr. G. Franklin, 7, Marlborough-square, Chelsea. rigt On the sth inst., at the Rue de la Chaus4e d'Antin, 'Zi l e Lady Sheridan, the wife of Lieutenant-General Sir William ' ridan, Bart. _.3. g ee On the 28th of December, ne ar O x f or d, i n U pper Canada , the 25, Elizabeth Catherine, only daughter of Major Holeroft, ° Royal Artillery. O t On the 25th ult., at Badat Paden, Peron Henry Gabler's , e l son of Baron Edward Gablenz, iate Governor of Dresden. 18th At Boitool, in the East Indies, Ensign Geffery Eliot, o f the Native Infantry. On the 11th inst., Anne Rebecca, the wife of C. T. Pattet .6°ll' Esq., of lb u•den, in Kent, aged 33. • F ate On the 11th i ns t., at N orth b roo k H ouse , Hants, Francis 00 nand De Luttreli, son of Major and the Right lion. Lady Saunderson, aged 8 months. On the 4th inst., at Edmonton, Mrs. Jane Bigley, aged,l N the On the 7th i ns t., a t W es t Leke, Notti ng h ams hi re , aged Rev. George Holcombe, D.D. Prebendary of Westminster . a tom On the 11th i ns t., at Sydenham, aged 62, Mr. Samuel Be sen., of Milk -street, Cheapside. On the 3d inst., in Grosvenor-place, the lady of Dr. 110:...... , . . . ......... London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG , 0 0 1 o oti 112, Straw', at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the e° of Middlesex. ~. BPN; . LON Ai_ON DAV, i 183 d. E