The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-31 00:00:00

ILLUSTRATED BY LEECH. TUE FEBRUARY NUMBER OF COL T AU RN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND HUMORIST ; Contains the following Interesting Articles :- 1. Lett'A's from Hong-Kong and Macao. 2. Ti'.e Late Prince Talley - rand. Part 2. 3. `.; ming England ; or, The Perils of the Crisis. 8. Narrative of a Visit to the Courts of Vienna, Constantinople, Athens, and Naples. By the Marchioness of Londonderry. (Con tinued.) 5. The Verdict of the World. By Mrs. Gore. 6. The Monster Meeting. 7. The Butt. By Mrs. Trollop°. S. An Address to Father Mathew. 9. Song of the Spirit of Poverty. By Eliza Cook. 10. On Hearing. By Horace Smith, Esq. 11. A Lost Character. By the Author of " Peter Prigglns.” 12. A Day of Disasters. 13. Behind the Scenes. By Laman Blanchard, Esq. 14. Lines. By the Author of " Lacon." 13. The Good Old Plan ; or, Jesuit Discipline in the 18th Century. A True Story. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE! ASECOND EDITION of " WIIITEFRTARS " IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES. Henry Colhurn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. LUBECK BONDS.—The DISTRIBUTION of these OBLIGAMIONS, which are GUARANTEED by the State of LUBECK, offers a purchaser the possibility of regaining up wards of TWENTY-TIIREE THOCSAN) POUNDS. Apply for Bonds to Mr. J. Duffey, 13, Don-street, St. Heliers, Jersey, remitting, by Post-office, order, 1/. for each Bond ordered. Prospectuses - may he had on application as above. TO COOPERS AND HOOP MERCHANTS, &e. TO BE SOLD by AUCTION, early in FEB RUARY, unless an acceptable offer be made by private con tract, 57 BUNDLES of PIPE HOOPS, 991 do. of PUNCHEON, Sai do. of HOGSHEAD, 231 do. of BARREL, 176 do. of KILDERKIN, 195 do. of FIRKIN, and 328 do. of HALF-FIRKIN HOOPS, all of the best quality, and now lying A Cotton's Wharf, Tooley-street. Also about 8 Tons of fine BRAZIL ROSEWOOD, lying at the Loudon Docks. N For particulars apply to Messrs. Adam Murray and Sons, 47, Par. liarneit-strect. THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY DIVIDENDS, AUT i:ORISED arid GUARANTEED b HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR Gf AUSTRIA, contains MONEY DIVIDENDS of £5O £6O £7O £BO £9O £lOO £llO £l2O £l5O £2OO £4OO £60 1 3 £6OO £l,OOO £1,500 £5,000 and £23,000 sterling. Amounting together to £70,170 sterling. Direct for PROSPECTUS with tall particulars, WITH. OUT DELAY, t,, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Or.to HEINE BROTHERS. at LUBECK. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY Will be performed Shakspeare's Play (as altered by Cibber) of RICHARD 111. Richard, Duke of Gloster, Mr. Charles Kean; Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Cooper; Duke of Norfolk, Mr. G. Horncastle; Earl of Richmond, Mr. Hudson ; Elizabeth, Mrs. Warner ; Duchess of York, Mrs. Selby; Lady Anne, Mrs. Stirling. Alter which, will be reheated a Now Grand Comic Chnstm.ss Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND KING PEPIN ; or, NIALENIINE AND OILSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum bine, Mis Carson; Clown, Mr. T. It.dgway ; Pantaloon, Mr. Blanchard. _ _ Dress Boxes 75., Second Price Ss. lid. ; Upper Cr('les of Boxes 55., 'crow' Price ; Pit as , Second Price Irr.; t'allery 28.. Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Iccon,t Price lid. THEATRE ROYAL, COVEN'IMARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. THIS EVENING JANUARY 31. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EV k.NINO—PART Overture, Preciosa—Weber. New Quadrille, entitled The Chatsworth Quadrille (first time)— Coote. Symphony, C Minor, Andante, Fugue, and Triumphal March— Beethoven. Valse The Wreath of Roses—Jullien. Solo, Violoncello, Mr. Hancock. the English Quadrille—Jullien. PART 11. _ Grand Fantasia, entitled Le Jenne Matelot, performed on the Cor. net.a•Pisto;i, by Herr Kcenig, on sirs by Lafont. New QusdriUe, The Irish Echoes—Jullien. Silo on the Concertina by Mr. Case—Case. Valae, Deutche Lust—Strauss. Burletta Quadrille, entitled Dancing for the Million—Jullien. Doors Open at Hall-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. Promenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle, 26. ; Private Boxes. It. Is. Tickets to be obtained at the ilox-otlice of the Tneatre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New B mid-street ; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's Office, 3, Maddox-street, Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEL Mit. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEN. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland; Master Slender, Mr. C. Mathews; Mr. Ford, Mr. Stuart ; Mr. Page, Mr. Howe; Fenton, Mr. Caulfield; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; Mrs. Page, Madame Vesta& ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nibett; Mrs, Quickly, Mrs. Glover ; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. To conclude with a New Hairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lech rymoso, Mr. J. Bland; Frince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Luculora, Miss Julia Bennett Orchestra Stalls, Ss. ; boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper Gallery, 14 Half-price -Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the Verformance commence at Seven. 'rickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box dke, from Ten till Five. THEAIRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Unprecedented success attei:ding the revival of " The Merry Wives. of Windsor," which will be acted every evening till further notice, thus ca-t:—Sir John Falstaff'. Mr Strickland; Slender Mr. Charles Mathews; Evans, Mr. Webster; Ford, Mr. Stuart ; Page, Mr. Howe; Caius, Mr. J. Bland; Pistol, Mr. Brindal; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Nisbett ; Dame Quickly, Mrs. °lover. The Le - see respectfully informs the Patrons of this Esta— blishment that he h.i.s succeeded in Engaging Mr. JOHN PARRY for Three Nights only, To-mot row, Friday, and Saturday, who will en cash of these Evenings sing one of his most Popular Songs ; To-marrow, " The Singing Lesson," accom,,anying himself and pupil on the Grand Pianoforte." The New Fairy Extravaganz of " The lair One with the Golden Locks, " Every Evening. I. T. ARCHER, Box-book Keeper. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI, The Best Pantomime of the Season—Gorgeous Scenery, THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be repeated a New Play, in Three Acts, entitled JUDITH Off GENEVA. Pi incipal Characters—Messrs. Lyon, Wright, 0. Smith, Miss Chaplin, and Mrs. Yates. To conclude with the Grand Christmas Pantomime, called HAR LEQUIN BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent. Produced with Enormous Splendour and Wonderful Effects! Columbine, Miss Bullen ; Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable Wieland; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. T. Matthews, from the Theatres Royal, Covent-garden and Drury-lane; Pants. loon, Mr. Johnstone. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be repeated the Grand Opera of the MAID OF JUDAH. Ivanhoe, Mr. Wood; Friar Tuck, Mr. Paul Bedford; Rebecca, Mrs. Wood. To conctud• with the New Musical Burlesque Spectacle, entitled THE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing-Song, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; Poo. Poo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Sloe-Leaf, Miss R. Isaacs. AaTI.EY•S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. --- --- Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor. Triumphant Success of the Equestrian Novelties and Pantomime. The succession of crowded houses and increased demands for Places at the Box-office, compels the Proprietor to announce that this Popular Establishment will remain Open a few Nights longer; and, by special desire, and in concurrence with the wishes of Astley's Patrons, according to annual custom, for a series of British National Fetes, peurtraying the Victories of England's Hero— Wellington, with all its Military Effects, New Dresses Scenery, and Appointments, THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be performed the Grand National Spectagle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Napoleon Buonapnrte, Mr. Gcmiersal, his ori ginal character New Scenes in the Circle, and Uhequalled Feats of Horsemanship. To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN TAM O'SHANTER. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEAIRE. EllOrrnousiiit of Stella Rittersdorr—more crowded than ever— Increased attraction of the best Pantomime in London, overflow. ing with fun. THIS EVENING, JANUARY SI, Will be repeated a New Drama, entitled STELLA RITTER& DORF. Supi.otted by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks R. Honner, Neville, Vale, Smith, Johnson, Lewis, estop Mrs. R. Honner, Mrs. Daly. Mrs. Hughes, Miss Terrey, and Mrs. I. Vining. After which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime, with Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and 'Dicks, every thing new and of the most costly description, HARLEQUIN GRAMMAR, or, Lindley Murray, and AEI 0 U. Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt • Clown, Mr. Fuller • Panta loon, Mr. Hawsins ; Columbines (alternately) tliss M. R. Fair. brather and Miss Sharpe. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 31, Will be performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entitkd POVERTY • or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jesssmy Tacit, Mr. Nantz ; Squire Graham, NIT'. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss Arden; Mary Graham, Miss Vincent. After which, the Domestic Drama of RUTH; or, The Lass that Loves a Sailor. Bernard Jasper, Mr. Freer ; Ruth,Miss Vincent. To conclude with THE MAN WITH THE CARPET BAG. Grimes, :gr. Gardner; Harriet, Miss Arden. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The manuscripts forwarded from Hammersmith have been reiceived, but we shall not be able to make any use of them. They are left in the Office for the writer. We must decline publishing the letter of " J. IL," addressed to a Contemporary. THE WEATHER -SUN OFFICE, JAN. 31. THEMIOMETHR, Lowest, 32 ; Highest, 50 ; Noon, 34. 'BAROMETER, N.W. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. tt ititj WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning ... 40 minutes after M. 1 Evr:ning .. 21 minutes after 11. " What constitutes the peculiar fitness of gold to perform the office of money ?" asks Mr. GELLIBRAND HUBBARD. " Its limited supply," he answers, and continues, "If it could be made as plentiful as brass it would no longer be used as money. Supposing that brass counters, struck at Birmingham, were per mitted to pass upon 'an equality with sovereigns, would not the entire currency be depreciated ?" Some men are born to greatness, some achieve great ness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The last we conceive must have been the misfortune that has befallen Mr. HUBBARD—for misfortune it certainly is, when a man finds himself in a position for which he is evidently unfit. We are inclined to he very tender with Mr. HUBBARD, for we entertain no doubt, as we have before observed, that right feel ing directed a wrong head. But really, when the happiness, or the misery of millions is placed upon a turning point by a fallacious theory, it is no joke, and if ever we met with bottled nitrogen in print it is to be found in the inference which our quotation would se palpably induce. It is true, there is at first sight nothing perceptible to the eye. It seems nothing but a bottle of smoke ; and, with a slight alteration we might apply a hacknied quotation to it, and say that it is— " Vapor et preterea nihil," but it is vapour of so injurious a nature, that we fee; compelled, in sober sadness, to add : " Sed lethalis in sternum, si pectore haustus." Had there ever been a period in the world when symbolic money had not been used in the change of commodities, had commerce never been able to pro• teed without the use of those means of representing value, which possessed no intrinsic value in them selves, had the attempt even ever been made to do without them, then would the fallacy which is here propounded have had some excuse to palliate that weakness, of which wickedness is made, to apolo gise for the terrible mischief which its practical operation would accomplish —an ope ration in the monetary world which, like the deadly influence of wintry congelations upon external nature, would so contract the intercourse between nation and nation, and between man and man as to render the satisfaction of the requirements of our present refined anu artificial state of existence altogether impossible —would so influence the deal ings of men as to throw back the world centuries in its experience, and would consign the poor to imme diate destitution and famine. If the present limited supply of gold constitutes its peculiar fitness to per form the office of money, how much more fit would it not be for that office if the supply were more limited still, and its virtue might be increased, so that just as labour daily increased the quantity of commo dities in the market, the amount of money would be so diminished that labour would speedily find itself in a state of starvation, from a want of the means through which those commodities were to be pur chased. And we suppose the author of this won derful apothegm would at length so enhance the value of his favourite gold as to cause the whole of the value of the commodities of the world to be represented by a unit no larger than a mathematical point. This would indeed be the acme of the gold theory, unless he would attain the pinnacle of perfection, by annihilating gold altogether, and then, perhaps, he might effect a great good. Truly, the sublime and the ridiculous are, in some things, wondrously near neighbours. It is sometimes not a little useful, in the appre hension of a subject, to recur to the principles on which it is based, and to examine the terms by which it is expressed. Had Mr. HUBBARD taken the trouble to inquire a little into the origin and use of that of which he talks so much and so incor rectly, he would have found that the term money itself was derived from a Latin word, signi fying just one of those very Birmingham tokens which he holds in such utter contempt—a piece of metal made into a token of authority, by the im press of a public stamp—just such a thing, in, fact, as, not only at Birmingham, but in almost every town in the kingdom, purchased during the war the quantity of goods which it was authorised to represent, just as a one pound note in Scotland will do now. Moreover, it may be a little news for Mr. HUBBARD to hear— for he seems to lack information sadly on this subject —that this same term moneta, from which our term of money is derived, is neither more nor less than another form of a word, the signification of which is "to advise," and thence by secondary inference, and according to commercial usage "to inform," just as a bank note, or a bill of exchange, does in the present day. Thus we find that money consists, in fact, of tokens, of whatever substance, issued to represent value, and bearing an impress of authority, which advises or informs all men that it is receivable and payable by the State whose impress it bears. The whole story will be found in the excellent pamphlet, entitled "An Essay on Money," to which we alluded in our last, and a more clear or able exposition of a topic it has seldom been our good fortune to meet with• We should not have troubled our readers with so Average circulating medium, per individual ... £ 16 0 0 Then, taking the above average as a basis, he goes on to ascertain what the circulation ought to have been, only to keep pace with the population, and what it really has been, and then exhibits the defi ciency sustained by the country, leaving his readers to conceive the dreadful misery that must have been experienced, whilst this crushing process was going, or rather, we should say, is going on : 1820 to 1825 (both inclusive) Average population 12,050,000 Circulating medium required at 161. per indivi dual £192,800,000 Actual circulating medium : Bills of Exchange £129,500,0001 Bank of England notes 21,000,000 1 Country bank notes - 174,000,000 Gold in circulation in England and Wales 13,000,000 Deficiency £18,800,000 Or only 141.95. of currency per individual. 1826 to 1831 (both inclusive). Average population Circulating medium required £214,000,000 Actual circulating medium : Bills of Exchange £115,000,000 Bank of England notes 21,500,000 60,000,000 Country bank notes, &c 10,500,000 ' Gold as before Deficiency £54,000,00 0. Or, only 12/. of currency per individual. 1832 to 1839 (both inclusive). Average population Circulating medium required £239,680,000 Actual circulating medium : Bills of Exchange £loB,ooo,ooo} Bank of England notes Country bank notes, &c 10,800,000 150,000,000 Gold as before Deficiency £89,680,000 c . Y. ' s ' k ..., 'O . 6 7 11 . . M 'l "::-....,—, ' ' ' ' ,ilt , ' l. ..: 6° _ , ~..I ‘k Ail ~ *.';',. go : --- + -.:-. 4 ti A ' ~,,- -..2t.trv. ~6: ~r t _...,..4 :4 00 6 ... N ..,..,%„. . 1„ -- - -ita t i t i x , - -s- -ir• Di 074 '-"' ~_ v •,,, .„,. ~ ^ ;, - k::fr... , , . 0 ~,,," zAo • ; ~,,_ ~_ SECOND EDITION. . jurnm LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1844. The Irish State trials were resumed on Monday, when the Court met at the usual hour. Mr. MooRE was expected to speak first, but he was anticipated by Mr. Jour; O'CONNELL who disavowed altogether any participation in the sentiments expressed by Mr. $ HEIL in his defence of him, which might be con strued in favour of federalism. He declared, though it should prejudice him with the jury, that he could admit no principle but that of the right of his country to an independent Parliament. Mr. Moonß, as Counsel for the Rev. Mr. TIERN Y' then addressed the jury. Hi s speech was exclusivelyl g directed to the case of his clie n t, an d not touching at all on any general questions. H e c l early pointed out the failure of all evidence proving any connection be. tween his client and the other traversers, up t o the meeting at Clontibret on the 15th of August, and then contended that it was strictly necessary to prove that meeting an illegal one, before ?fr. TIERNEY could be at all affected by the in dictment. Me remarked strongly on the Crown not Laving produced any evidence of the character of that meeting except that of two policemen, though there were present at it two stipendiary magistrates, immediately in the service and under the control of the Crown, whom they might easily have called. He produced considerable amusement by the manner in which he treated the evidence given as to that meeting, the illegality of which was proved by nothing more than that some persons were a little • ,r THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EIENIN6, JANUARY 31, 1844. crushed in the throng, and among them a policeman. If crushing in a crowd was to be considered a proof of the illegality of a meeting, then the Court of Queen's Bench had for the last fortnight been a most illegal assembly ; the jury-box was protected from inconvenience, but every other part of the Court, even the judgment-seat, had been invaded, and the Learned Judges themselves had been " crushed" by those whom it was not possible to resist. This allusion was to the number of ladies who have been accommodated with seats almost on the bench ; and it created a hearty laugh, in which the Learned Judges joined. But a far better point for his client was made by him, in reference to the con.: versation sworn to by the witness, Policeman M'CANN, which was said to have taken place between him and the Rev. Mr. TIERNEY, on the 16th of June, two months before the meeting at Clontibret. When evidence of this conversation was tendered, it was objected to by the traversers, as it formed no part of the indictment, but the objection was overruled. M'CANN swore to a long conversation, in which Mr. TIERNEY spoke of the Union as not binding on conscience, and on the spread of the Repeal feeling in the army, and the great things which the army had done in Spain. Mr. MOORE emphatically denied, on the part of Mr. TIERNEY, that any such conversa tion ever occurred ; pointed out its improbability; and, though he could call no evidence of the falsehood of the witness, he proved, by referring to the dates of the newspapers, that no revolt of the Spanish army, to which M'CANN said Mr. TIERNEY alluded, took place till the 11th of June, and that consequently it was impossible that anything could have been known about it in the county of Monaghan on the 16th of the same month. This dissection of the Crown evidence seemed to have some effect on the jury. He was exceedingly severe in his remarks on the conduct of the Attorney-General; and his speech, altogether, was a spirited, able, and what is better, an effective display of legal talent, acumen, and oratory. He did not occupy so much time as was anticipated. Mr. ll.vrcrtELL then addressed the Court for Mr RAY, the secretary of the Association, denouncing the Crown for having included him in the indict ment, thus depriving the traversers of the best wit ness they could have called to prove the object and legal constitution of the Association. This may be taken as the pith and substance of the Learned Gen tleman's address, which concluded at half-past two o'clock. Mr. FITZGIBBON, who was the next in order of the traversers' counsel to address the Court, then applied for an adjournment, on the double grounds of his own personal indisposition, and the impossibility of the jury, in a case of such magnitude, attending to the views of so many counsel in such rapid succession. The Chief Justice said he had observed the in disposition of Mr. FITZGIBBON for several days, and, concluding that no other counsel was prepared to go on, was disposed to allow the adjournment. The Attorney-General said he would not, for a moment, ask Mr. FITZGIBBON to proceed, but he thought, when there were so many other counsel, some one of them—Mr. WHITESIDE or Mr. M`Do- NouGn—might proceed. Mr. O'CoNNELL said a certain order had been agreed on, which could not be disturbed. The Chief Justice then, in a manner that seemed more than half a rebuke to the Attorney-General, admitted the reasonableness of the application, and adjourned the Court till Tuesday morning, when Mr. FITZGIBBON will begin the defence of Dr. GRAY. much impertinence respecting the real nature and the origin of the term money, but that we find the advo cates of a metallic currency make it the foundation of their opinions, under the conception that intrinsic value must always be given whenever commodities change hands; and the notions of a national currency which have now for many years prevailed, have so led to a contraction of the medium of exchange, as to occasion evils which, unless rectified, are likely before long to break up the very foundations of society. Mr. HUBBARD confines his notions of currency to coins and bank-notes, endeavouring to enlarge what he cannot but see is a very insufficient supply, by taking the stock of gold dormant in the Bank as a portion of that in general use. But if words mean anything, the term by which we indicate the medium of exchange im plies that which is constantly passing from hand to hand. The cash in the till of a tradesman, or the balance with the banker of the merchant,as;well as the working st )ck of the banker himself, are all currency; but the 14,000,0001. now hoarded up in the vaults of Threadneedle-street, and intended to be kept in re serve, is no more a portion of the circulating medium than if it w ere sunk at the bottom of the Atlantic. The retention of this amount in the hands of the Bank not only tends to reduce the amount of the metallic currency, but also to impede the circulation of another kind of currency, in the shape of bills of ex change, which, although held as of no account by Mr. HUBBARD, yet, as representing goods sold and delivered, are just as much a part of the whole stock of currency as any other representatives of value whatever. With these included in the account, the inconvenience and national loss is bad enough, but without them the aspect of things is terrible indeed. It has been stated by several authorities that the annual produce of the country from manufactures and farming is about 470,000,0001., and we are prepared to show that this is considerably below the real amount. To effect the distribution of so much wealth Mr. HUBBARD makes out there is about 79,700,0001. He says. " It appears that in the year 1838, out of 55,000,0001. of paper money assumed to have been necessary for working the various banks in the United Kingdom, about 13,000,0001. were issued upon bullion or gold coin, the remaining 42,000,0001. being issued upon some sort of securities bearing interest, The gold coin of the United Kingdom I take at 33,000,000/., and as 8,300,0001. were held by the banks against their issues, there remains 24,700,0001. to add to the 55,000,000/. of paper; thus making the entire amount of the currency 79,700,000/.," or some where about 3/. a head for the population, and leaving nearly six-sevenths of the annual pro duce of the country, to say nothing of the accumu lated stocks of indestructible goods unrepresented by any medium of value whatever. Need there be any wonder at the cry that money is hard to come at ? Yet Mr. HUBBARD says that a metallic currency is the only sound medium of exchange, and that gold is valuable only from its limited supply ; meaning, we presume, a small supply. A sounder authority gives a somewhat different account, and more explicitly developer the mischievous working of Mr. HUBBARD'S notions—he gives the following statement. It is made up from averages of six years at least, in order that the erroneous representations which the accounts of one year would give might not mislead, and he commences with the six years just prior to the passing of the Bill for the resumption of cash pay ments : 1814 to 1819 (both inclusive.) Amount of population £11,125,000 Average bills of exchange in circulation at one time, calculated from the amount of duty re ceived by the Stamp-office, according to Mar shall's tables £143,000,000 Bank of England notes Country bank notes 18,000,000 £178,500,000 Bank of France••. Lattittc Bank, I,ooof. Shareslll2 50 • • 1112 50 ..1112 50 •.1112 50 5,000 f. Sharesso7o ..5070 ..5070 ••5070 Belgian Bank ..•• •• • • . • 690 . • 690 • • 690 • • 690 Belgian Fives,lB4o .• ••• • • • 109 • • 109 • • 109 • • 109 1642 .. Spanish Active •.•••• • • • • • • 34 • • 301 • • 301 • • 304 Portuguese Five per Cents• • 47/ • • 47/ • • 47/ • • 47/ Neapolitan lO6 50 .. 106 75 .. 106 50 .. 106 75 Boman ••• • • • ........ ..... • 105 i • • 106 .. 1051 • • 106 RAILWAY SHARES. Versailles, 11.13.• • •• •• • • • • • • 337 50 • • 337 50 .. 337 50 .. 337 50 LB.• • • • • • 192 50 •• 192 50 .• 183 75 .. 185 Rouen .................... 845 • • 845 .. 845 .. 845 Rouen to Havre ..... ....... 671 25 • • 676 25 .. 671 25 • . 675 Orleans ••••••........... 852 50 .. 855 .. 852 80 .. 855 Strasburg , to Bale •• •• • • 240 Avignon to Marseilles 765 • • 240 • • 765 •• 237 50 .. 237 50 •• 761 25 .. 761 25 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR TM! ACCOUNT. St. Germain • • • • • • • • • • 830 • • 830 • • 827 50 . • 827 50 Versailles, R. 8.. • • • • L.B 333 75 338 75 .. 333 75 338 75 • .. 187 50 •• 188 75 •• 187 50 .. 188 75 ▪ 840 •• 845 .. 840 .. 845 Rouen -.„ - Rouen to Havre ..... ....... 670 Orleans •••••.••.•••••••••• 855 Strasburg to Bale •••••• Avignon to Marseilles • • • • 680 • • 855 • 670 • 855 •• 680 •• 855 .. 241 25 - 241 25 •. 237 50 •. 237 50 •• 762 50 - 765 .. 760 .• 760 Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal suite, are expected to arrive in town at three o'clock this afternoon, travelling from Windsor by a special train on tho Great Western Railway. A Privy Council will afterwards be held for appointing the Sheriffs of the different English counties during the pre sent year. The Queen's Speech on opening the session of Parliament to-morrow will be settled at the Council. Lord Stanley arrived in town this morning from Windsor Castle. LA v i' _INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(TFIIb D A Y•) (Sittings in Banco.) THE CORPORATION OF MAIDENHEAD 13. Tilt GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. In this case a rule nisi had been obtained, calling upon the defendants to show cause why they should not pay the costs of a mandamus' which had been issued, directing them to pay 2,2821. to the corporation of Maidenhead. They had paid the money, and a rule had been obtained calling on them to show cause why they should not pay ,the costs, which had been discharged on a technical point, and not on the merits. A new rule had been obtained, and The Solicitor-General now showed cause against the rule, and contended that the application having been once refused, it was not competent to the plaintiffs to renew it. The Attorney-General, with whom was Mr. Hill, supported the rule. The Court decided that the general rule was, that where an application had been made to the Court and failed, such application could not be renewed; there were some excep tions, but this case did not come within them, and the rule must therefore be discharged.—Rule discharged without costs. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The attention of the Court this morning was devoted to hearing motions for new trials, and technical points of practice. The sittings at nisi prius, before Lord Abinger and com mon juries, will commence to-morrow (Thursday) morning, at ten o'clock. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice VirmuAm.) THE QUEEN V. THE POOR-LAW GUARDIANS OF THE WAKE FIELD UNION. Mr. Tomlinson moved for a rule to show cause why a writ or writs of mandamus should not issue against the guardians of the Wakefield Union, commanding them to• pay to the master of the workhouse two sums of 101. and 51., portions of the salary of himself and his wife, as officers of the union workhouse. The payment had been resisted on the ground that in consequence of increased charges falling upon the district, the salaries of the master and matron of the work lriuse ought to be reduced. A correspondence had taken place on the subject between the Poor-law Guardians and the Poor-law Commissioners, the latter stating that the increase of poverty adding to the duties of the officers of the union, could not form ground for reducing their salaries, and they ordered the salaries to be continued. A majority of 'guardians still resisted the payment, and that was the ground of the present application. The Court had often enforced the powers of the Poor-law Commissioners in similar cases. -„. Mr. Justice Williams—The language of the Act is very ex tensive as to the power of making orders. Mr. Tomlinson—lt is, my Lord. The Learned Counsel then quoted the 46th section of the Act, empowering the Commissioners, amongst other acts, to regulate, when they thought fit, the amount of salaries payable to poor-law officers. Mr. Justice Williams—Do the guardians resist their au thority ? Mr. Tomlinson—They respectfully resist it, putting it as a matter of duty on their part.—Rule granted. INSOLVENT COURT.-(THIS DAY) IN RE WILLIAM PEEL. The Learned Chief Commissioner gave judgment in this case, which has been already frequently before the Court, and fully reported in The Sun. After entering at length into the details of the matter, he said, that although the manner in which the insolvent had contracted the debt with the op posing creditor, could not be strictly construed into a charge of fraud, according to the statute ; yet there was seldom a ease came before the Court which was more strongly charac terised by ingratitude and dishonesty, and, such being the case, he felt bound to inflict as severe a penalty as possible on the second charge, which had been fully proved against him, namely, making away with his property, to the detriment of the body of his credi tors. The sentence of the Court, therefore, was, that he be imprisoned at the suit of one or more of his creditors for frau dulently making away with his property. Or, only 101. of currency per individual. We will now proceed another step, and show the inconvenience that has been suffered by the mercan tile community, by placing the official values of goods exported, and the amount of discounts by the Bank of England, in the respective years, side by side : Official value of Exports of the Amount of Discounts by the United Kingdom. Bank of England. £ £ 1801 . .. 24,927,684 1800 to 1813 average 12,000,000 1812 1819 1825 1831 And while the exports for 1841 were upwards of 116,000,0001. the discounts of the Bank were under 1,000,000/. We hope Mr. HUBBARD is satisfied that if gold is only " valuable from its limited supply" he will now believe that a substitute may be used, which will better serve for the currency of the realm. The accounts from Madrid are to the 23d inst., but they are without interest. On the 22d the Three per Cents. were done at 25i for cash, and 261 at 60 days. The 23d being the feast of San an EFONSO the Bourse remained closed. The Paris papers-of Monday have been received at a late hour, owing to the boisterous weather in the Channel. The great topics of conversations in the French capital were the results of the debate, and, among others, the resignation of five Royalist Depu ties. LAROCHEJACQUELIN'S resignation had been accpted by the Chamber on Sunday ; the party had a meeting to consult on their future policy, when they resolved to resign. At three o'clock the whole of the party entered the Chamber, and presented to the President the following protest : " The last paragraph of the address voted in the sitting of the 27th of January is, in our eyes, an attack upon the in dependence and the dignity of several members of this Cham ber. A doubtful vote has already produced, in this assem bly, a striking and loyal protest. We come in our turn not to protest against the injurious language, which does not apply to us, but against the violence which is done to us in contempt of our rights, and of the guarantees for our liberty which was promised to us by the declaration of the 7th of August, 1830. Resolved to fulfil all our duties in regard to those who have elected us, in regard to our political friends, and in regard to ourselves, but struck by what is really a moral exclusion, it is not upon us that will recoil the respon sibility of our resolution. We declare that we resign our functions as deputies. ,(Signed) " BERRY ER. DM DE VALMY. DE LARCY." BUN In BOURDON is also said to have resigned. After a brief discussion their resignations were ac cepted. The Chamber on Monday elected the Pre sidents of its bureaux for the ensuing month, and all except one, M. Gounr, belong to the Ministerial party. The Moniteur announces that full satisfaction had been given at Jerusalem for the insult offered to the French flag on the 29th of July. The receipts of the traffic upon the Paris and Or leans Railway, for the week ending the 23d of Ja nuary, were—For passengers, 53,732 f. ; luggage, 7,083 f. 84c.; carriages and horses, 1,426 f. 30c.; goods, 17,499 f. 90c. Total, 279,147 f. lie. THE BOURSE-MONDAY, JAN. 29. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. .. • • 124 65 124 65 .• 124 40 • • 124 50 Throe per Centa..... 8$ 25 .. 82 05 05 MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the sales were 20,000 bales, including 15,000 American on speculation, and all sorts under " good" were id. per lb higher than on Friday. In Shares a fair business was done. Eastern Counties were 10k ; Grand Junction, 232 ; Great North of England, 87 ; Great Western, 1091; Birmingham, 243 •, Mancliest ,, r and Birmingham, 39i ; Manchester and Leeds, 110 ; Midland Counties, 91 : Paris and Rouen, 31i. Accounts have been received from the Cape of Good Hope to the sth December, and from .Natal to the 19th November. At the latter place matters remained in nearly the same po sition, the farmers being dissatisfied at the uncertain state of the tenure of the land they occupied. It was expected, how ever, that the return of the Commissioner, Mr. Cloete, from his excursion to Panda, would gradually tend to allay the feeling. It is satisfactory to find that the parties connected with the tobacco trade are continuing their exertions to obtain a reduc tion of the duty payable upon this article of import. State ments, founded upon actual !facts, have long been placed before the Chancellor of the Exchequer, present as well as past, showing, beyond all question, that the present tax affords such immense advantages to the encou ragement of smuggling, that a reduction to a low impost, say one shilling per pound, would, in a very short time, yield more than the present duty. The Chambers of Commerce of Liverpool, of Glas gow, and of other principal places in this coun try, have backed the dealers in the article in London in their attempts to obtain the concession sought for, and from the tenor of the reply of the Chancellor to the deputa tions that have waited upon him on this subject, we believe we may assert with confidence, that there will be an altera tion in the duty imposed upon tobacco made in the coming session, though not to the extent desired by the trade. As might have been expected, the information com municated yesterday from America of the decision of the American Equity (a misnomer, surely) Court, by which a trust deed, involving large sums of money due to the Bank of England and others, was set aside on the impudent plea of undue preference, has created a vast deal of indignation in commercial and moneyed circles in the City. The Funds have been much the same to-day, nor is any material alteration expected until Parliament re-opens. The Government broker has made no purchase to-day. Consols fiir present transfer have realised 97i to 9Th, and for Time about corresponding rates. Exchequer Bills are 695. to 665., and India Bonds, 81s. to 83s. premium. The New Three and Half per Cents. are 1014 to 102, a purchase having im proved them. Bank Stock is down to 1951 and 1944. India Stock is firm at 277/ to 278. The Foreign bonds have been flat. The settlement is going off easily. Spanish Five per Cents. are 23 to A, and the Three per Cents. 31i to L. Mexican are 34 to Por tuguese Converted reali se d 471 to a. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 1011 to A. The Railway Shares are firm. Brighton look very buoyant, and South Easterns have fallen back a trifle. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Front the Official List.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9141 3 per Cent—Consols. Annuities i §f per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3f per Cent. Annuities lolf/ 102 11 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 India Stock India Bonds, 1,000 OOOOOOO •• OO • Ditto under 1,000 Consols for Account Canada Guaranted Deb. 4 per 1 Exchequer Bills, 141. I id. 1000/. 5001. .. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican blonds, 1837, 5 per Cent... 34 Ditto for the Aceoant.. 34Af Ditto Deferred Stook.,. lOl Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Converted Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent. Ditto Three per Cant. ..... ..... el /1 Dutch 2/ per Cent Dutch 5 per Cent. ' PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Birmingham and Derby Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Eastern Counties Ditto New ••• . 25 Do. Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow ......... 50 ...... 60 Great Western Ditto 1 Shares Harwich Extension Hull and Selby 5O ...... 60 Liverpool and Manchester .....100 ...... _ Ditto 1 Shares London and Brighton •'"" 50 • 491 ... to London and Blackwell London and Birmingham Stock ......244 London and Greenwich .... to London and South Weste rn ... 41 % ... .. .... .. ... to ...... Ditto Eighths...... I ... .. 24ii ... to London and Croydon (Trunk) l3/,,,,,, 17 ...... to Manchester and Leeds ... 70 ~....110 ..... to 10 91 Ditto 1 Shares ........ Manchester and Birming ham ... 40 ...... 391 to Midland Counties .....• 1 00 ...... 92 t0 Newcastle and Darlington Junct is ...... 30/ ..... to 3 93 1 North Midland ... .............. lOO ...... .... 4 to Ditto Thirds ............... 21/. 13s. 4d. 311 t o 32 Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 331 1 i ... to Paris and Rouen .. ...• • •• ••• 20 ..... 32144 ... to south Eastern and Dover 5O ...... 3b i, .. . a , to Ditto Scrip... ......... ... York and North Midland.. . SO .. _ to eNweelaystegaiesaterDeadr,iiln2gite; Darlington Junction, Ditto Scarboro' Branch ...... .. 21...... 20 19/ to 201 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 30.—There is Manchester and Leeds, 110 ; She ffi eld 61 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, no change to notice in our market to-day, the demand still continues good, and prices are fully supported. and nEastern(, Preston, Manchester,s i ; N CLOSING PRICES. Quarters, 161 ; BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ............ 194/ India Stock .. 2771 pm 3 per Cent. Red....... 984 Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. C0n5...... 971 D i tt o Old Annuities 81 — pm 31 per Cent. Red. ..•••• 102 i _Ditto New Ann u iti es — New 3/ per Cent ...... 1011 Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 14d 66 pro New 5 per Cent. ...... Ditto 5001 66 pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small C6 pm Jan. 1860 ......... 12 13-16 Bank Stock for Acct — Oct. 1859 ......... .-- India Stock for Acct — Jan. 1860 ...... .. Consols for Acct 971 FOREIGN FUNDS. A ictrtaxe, 5 per cent. ..• IP9rtuguese, 5 per cent. ; ,elgian, b per cent lO6 Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian 80nd5.......... 79 I Prussian, 5 per cent — ,3 .Jnos Ayres 6 per cent Russian, ft per cent ..., — enilian, 6 per cent —i Ditto, Metallic . •—•— c o l ou thian, 6 per cent... 111 ISpanish, 5 per cent 23 i)itto 1824 — { 'Ditto, 3 per cent 3ll Cu'ia Bonds, 6 per cent 93 , Ditto, Deferred.... , 4 )anish, 3 per :eat B6l ,French, 5 per cent. —L —e. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange ...... .... —I —e,. tiexican, 5 per cent. ..• 34 I French, 3 per cent. —f —c. itto, 6 per cent. 1837 ,Dutch, 21 per cent. 55 psnivian, 1825,6 perct. Ditto, 5 per cent.... 101} SHARES. Birmingham and Derby ( IVO paid) Ditto Thirds (20 paid) Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) Eastern Counties (23 paid) lO4 Ditto New Shares (25 paid) ... ... 121 Ditto Extension (13s 4d paid) Great North of England Railway (100 pd) 89 Great Western (75 paid) .................. ... 12 Ditto Fifths (12 paid) London and B r i g h ton (5 0 pa d) ?• London and Blackwall (161 13s 4d paid) London and Greenwich Railway (12/15s 4dpd) 51 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) Manchester an d L ee d s (70 pa id) ...... ...• lO9 Ditto New Shares (30 paid) Ditto New Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 9l Norwich and Brandon (2 paid) ••• .. ..... 44 Rouen and H avre ( 6 paid) — • South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... Y ork and North Midland (50 paid) .. Ditto New Shares (20 paid) 57 SPORTING INTEL GENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT 111ANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. CH ESTER cur. 15 to 1 agst Sir Robert (t) 125 to 1 agst What (t) 18 to 1 agst Cattonite 130 to 1 agst Pharaoh (t freely) 18 to 1 agst The Prior 140 to 1 agst Young Lochin -22 to 1 agst Tacita (t) i car (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Merry Andrew (t)! 5k to 1 agst Scott's lot 25 to 1 agst T'AuldSquire(off) 10 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lot '25 to 1 agst Runningßein(off) 7 to 1 agst Ugly Buck (off) 30 to 1 agst lonian (taken) 15 to 2 agst Rattan (off to t) 50 to 1 agst Foig-a-Ballagh, 14 to 1 agst Leander (t freely) 50 to 1 agst Saddle Bow 18 to 1 agst Loadstone 50 to 1 agst Telemachus 25 to 1 agst Cockamaroo (off LLOYD'S SHIPPING•-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JAN. 31.—Wind light N. Westerly breeze, with snow. moderate.—A cr d . DEAL, JAN. 30.—Wi n d W • N•W' ' Brunette, Cousens, Ceylon ; Union, Allen, Mauritius ; Matilda Luckie, Munro, Demerara , ; Richmond, Boston ; Emma Searle, Hogan, Prince Edwards Island ; Hardy, Valparaiso ; Victoria, Havannah. Lady Falkland, Bermuda, remains, with the Watervvitch, for Mauritius. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Wind, N.W. to W.N.W.— Arrd. off, City of Poonah, Brid, Calcutta. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 30.—Arrd. Liverpool (s.), Gibraltar. OFF BROADSTAIRS. JAN.. T n hn rraYlf-'l. ('‘l'^c rican ship). OFF NEWHAVEN, JAN, 28. Sevea, Bahia, fur Gottenburgh. On Saturday evening a public meeting of the Reformers o Liverpool was held in the Music Hall, Bold-street, to allow N r ' e i s l l s i a t n h i e S u a r di n e ra n n Cc audience r o a n w f t o h r e d , dutyE s q., 0 f M ai .P., for lßefo r t e c r h s d t a o l e to a, unite d- f in effort m by p t N i v y h which redressed. the T grievanceshe meetingo f the w a was people nu merously attended, and resolutions in accordance with the monieglitcommon be most efthp object of the meeting were adopted. A return has been made of the state of education in the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, among the convicts already confined there. From this document it is shown that there are three male prisoners who can read and write well, are acquainted with arithmetic, and possessed of a knowledge of languages. There are no women who are thus gifted. There are 99 men who can read and write, and who are ac quainted with arithmetic, and 25 women. There are 256 men, and 60 women, who can read and write a little ; 270 men, and 105 women, who can read a little only; and 209 men, and 70 women, whu are totally uninstructed. On Tuesday a meeting of the Oxford Agricultural Society was held in the large room of the Star Hotel, Oxford, for the purpose of passing resolutions in favour of protection to agricultural produce. The meeting had been convened by the Chairman of the Oxford Agricultural Association, on the requisition of a great many members. There were about 500 gentlemen present. The usual resolutions were adopted. A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday, but the pro ceedings possessed little interest. At a meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Barton district, held on the 29th, an address to Earl Spencer was agreed to, which thus concludes :—" At a time when the Anti-Corn-law League are in full operation, you, my Lord, have felt it your duty to declare yourself an adherent to their doctrines—doctrines which we think are false in principle, dangerous in practice, and carried out by very disreputable means. Your open adherence to their principles, when' a dignified reserve ought to have guided your conduct, compels us to declare that we will not support the Royal Agricultural. Society of England if you remain any longer President" TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. "*:, • SIR,--The Standard of Monday has an exquisite "leader" relative to Mr. Sheil's speech. After (tacitly) almost admitting the innocence of each se parate act for which Mr. O'Connell and his " co-seditionists" (vide Times) have been dragged into Court, and put to in tolerable expense, the editor ingeniously discovers that a number of acts separately innocent may be conglomerated into guilt " by the vinculum" (how learned!) " of a common bad purpose." (Of course the "vinculum" is not to be dis covered in the usual vulgar way of inference from the facts, but by some admirable metaphysical process in the mind of an Attorney-General!) Now let us imagine a case:—A. 8., on a bright sun-shiny day, mounts his horse at the door of his residence in Dublin ; rides ten miles to get an appetite for his dinner; meets on the road Mr. O'Connell, with whom he has a bowing ac quaintance—exchanges a remark on the weather; returns to the city; puts up his horse; strolls through a street or two; sees a capital carving knife and fork in a window; recollects that lie was puzzled to get through with his present one yesterday, it being marvellously blunt and obviously worn out ; buys the knife and fork •, at dinner admires and com ments on the sharpness of the new carver ; eats a hearty dinner of roast beef, " settles" it with a tumbler of " poteen," and water, laughs at its potency, and exclaims " Erin go bragh !" in the evening goes to the theatre—the piece happens to be John of Procida ; returns to his domicile, and in a few days is informed that the Government have pro ceeded against him for a conspiracy " against our Sovereign ' Lady Victoria, by the grace of God Queen of Great Bri tain," &c. The poor man protests that he is guiltless—asks what guilt there is in riding, eating roast beef, &c.---and is informed that all these acts may be innocent in themselves, but " become criminal by the vinculum of a common bad purpose." He inquires how this applies, and is informed that the Attorney-General is convinced of his guilt, and means to argue that the ride in the morning was taken, in order to obtain physical vigour to sustain the f a ti gues of a campaign against the Saxons, if necessary—the eating roast beef for the same purpose ; that the meeting O'Connell, a repealer and " co-seditionist," was "doubtless" concerted to plan the details of an insurrection ; that the preference of poteen to Port, and the exclamation " Erin go bragh" were strong proofs of antipathy to English connexion, and that his going to the theatre to witness the performance of a piece grounded on the success of an insurrection (followed by a massacre), proved to demonstration that he was prepared to join in one against Maxon rule, and to massacre all the Pro testants! Are not all these "proofs" as cogent as those produced against " the Traversers ?"—I am, Sir, &c., MOMUS. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) , CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAy. The Market exhibited a very scanty supply of English Wheat, yet the demand for that article was inactive, at about previous rates. In Foreign Wheat a fair amount of business was passing, and Monday's prices were supported. Malting Barley sold firmly; other kinds slowly, at unvaried figures. The Malt trade was in a sluggish state, yet the quotations were supported. Although the supply of Oats was extensive, that Grain was quite as dear. Beans, Peas, and Flour as last quoted. ARRIVALS. Wheat. English ..... ..... 1,770 qn. 1ri5h........ ...... F0reign.......... 1,360 Barley. I Oats. Flour 1,730 qrs.! 2,060 qrs. 2,410 sacks. 1 5,100 • 170 Malt, 4,230 qrs. WEEITECHAPEL. We had about an average supply of each kind of meat, while the trade was heavy, on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d; "Veal, 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per 81bs. by the carcase. The Peel-and-Penny-a. Liner conspiracy against the liberties of the British people, as exhibited to the world in the conducting of the Irish State Trials, has sealed the doom of the present Ministry. Sir Robert Peel himself predicted that Ireland would prove his great difficulty. It would have established his reputation as a prophet had he foretold that in the Administration of that country his reputed statesman ship would find a grave. Every lover of truth must con•- fess that a very great, and a very culpable indifference to the grievances of Ireland does exist in the popular mind of England. Nor can it be disputed that a feeling approach ing to a personal jealousy of the great influence of Mr. O'Connell lurks at the hearts of some of the leaders of the Liberal English Members of the two Houses of Par liament ; and that not a few of the Whigs would secretly rejoice at his discomfiture had the Government only granted him a fair trial. But no Englishman worthy of the name can witness, without indignation, the attempt to find O'Connell guilty by packing a jury, and by the hitherto u nt l eard-of clidt)a.voor to eqablidi tlu crime of cam ulative I sedition.—Hull Advertiser. Lord Ashley arrived at his residence in Upper Brook street, yesterday afternoon, From the evidence of several witnesses, it appeared that the prisoner, who is a most dissipated character, returned home to his lodgi ngs , i n t h e a b ove house, between twelve and one o'clock. He was let in by his sister, whom he threat ened to throw out of the window, unless she left the house. He also told his mother that if she did not go out, he would kick her down stairs. The mother and sister then left the house, and between two and three o'clock Mr. Ridee was aroused by the police, who informed him that the house was on fire, flakes of burning rags coming out of the win dow of the upper room. Mr. Ridee immediately ran down stairs and admitted the police. On going up stairs they discovered the bed and bedding on which the mother and sister slept on on fire ; the door of the room also partly burnt through. When the fire was first discovered the prisoner was at the window, but on their entering the room he was found on his bed, pretending to be asleep, and the rug, which belonged to his mother's bed, smouldering; the fire had obtained such a hold as to require a quantity of water to extinguish it. About three months ago the prisoner stabbed his mother, but she then took no notice of it : but for the discovery at the time, the house must have been de stroyed. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was so intoxicated that he knew nothing about the fire—he knew nothing of it ; when the police came up he was fast asleep. Mr. Alderman Johnson said it was his duty to commit the prisoner for trial for the capital charge. BOW-STREBT.-(THIS DAY.) A young man, named Thomas Howell, was brought up charged with being found on the premises of Mr. Paulton, soda-water manufacturer, Gate-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, supposed to be there for the purpose of committing a felony. The prosecutor stated that he was alarmed by hearing a bell that was attached to his bed-room door ring. He immediately went to the spot, and found the prisoner, who appeared very confused when he was confronted. A police man was called in, and the prisoner was given into custody. When searched, a number of skeleton keys were found upon him. - TheprisOner, in his defence, said he went to the house to look for a young man, a friend of his. Mr. TIVY,FORIX _sentenced him to be imprisoned for three months in the House of Correction. It appeared that about three years ago the prisoner re turned from transportation, and about twelve months ago he was committed from this office for picking the pocket of Mr. A'Becket, the barrister ; he was, however, acquitted, owing to some technical informality. A boy named James Farnsly was charged with stealing a quantity of the February numbers of " Martin Chuzzlewit," and other books, the;property of Mr. Clarke, bookseller, Char ing-cross. The prisoner went into the shop to try to sell some penny almanacks, and while there he took the books, consisting of numbers of " Martin Chuzzlewit," books of all sorts, &c. He was observed to take the books, and was immediately given into custody. The prisoner admitted having taken the books. —He was committed for trial. MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Rosskilly was charged with stealing from the shop of Mr. Edward Grove, No. 114 and 115, Edgeware-road. The prisoner, who was engaged as cutter in the com plainant's tailoring establishment, was suspected of stealing cloth to the amount of 10/. or 121. a-week. One of the pieces was therefore measured, and found to contain twenty two yards and a-half. It was then given to the prisoner to cut a coat off. He did so, and entered into his book two yards as taken. On the piece being measured, it was ascer tained that four yards had been cut off, being two yards un accounted for. He was given into custody, and on being searched at the station-house, the cloth was found concealed upon his person, and about one yard and a-half of velvet in his hat. The constable corroborated the finding of the cloth, but at the complainant's request the case was remanded, as he thought other charges could be brought against him.' UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Barnes , a native of Novia Scoti a , was b rought up charged with destroying his clothes in the workhouse. Stevens, the gate-porter, stated that the defendant was admitted the preceding night, and that he tore up all his clothes, and they were compelled to furnish him with those he now had on, namely, a coarse linen frock and a pair of duck trowsers. The defendant said that he belonged to Novia Scotia, was a sailor, and had recently come from Alicant, in Spain, and being discharged in the river he could not get another ship, owing to the number of hands already wanting ships, and was in great distress. He added that his clothes were in such a state that he could not bear them any longer. The magis trate discharged him. Thomas Froud, a mechanic, was charged with assaulting his wife, in such a dreadful manner that her life is considered in danger, a certificate to which effect was produced. It ap peared that on the preceding night the prisoner, who is a bricklayer, at Camberwell, went home, and finding his supper not ready, he began to quarrel with his wife, and at length seized the poker, with which he struck her over the head, and cut her severely. The blows were given with such force as to break the poker, and the unfortunate woman was found lying senseless on the ground, covered with blood. Sh e was obliged to be taken to the hospital, and she being pregnant it is believed that premature labour will arise. Mr. Cottingham said that he should remand the prisoner, and that in the event of his wife dying, he should consider it his duty to commit him for trial for murder. CLERKENWELL-(THIS DAY.) Richard William and Elizabeth Fri me were c h arged with an assault of a very v iolent character on Daniel Rhiordan, constable of Regent-square, and a police-constable. It appeared from the evidence that, at four o'clock on the previous evening, the prisoners drove up in a cart to the Regent-square-gate, and Rhiordan refused, as was his duty, to allow them to pass. They went away quietly, but William came back in a quarter of an hour after, and asked the com plainant if he would accept of a glass of beer. Not knowing him, the complainant replied in the affirmative, and they went to the Prince Regent public-house, where the other two prisoners were. They not only refused to give the constable any drink, but applied the vilest language to him. He remonstrated with them, upon which the three prisoners fell upon him, and were it not for the assistance of the landlord he would have been seriously injured. The woman bit the constable's left thumb quite through, and it was greatly swollen and inflamed. The officer struck the pruner William with his staff, but not until he had received some very severe blows himself. The prisoners were finally secured by some policemen from Hunter-street station-house. Mr. Wolfe, who appeared for the prisoner, attempted to exculpate him, but— Mr. ComnE said it was a very bad case, he would fine them 3/. or three months' imprisonment. Pugilistic contests between Horridge and Jemmy from town, Tom the Greek and Simmonds, near Binning.- ham ; .Icl - 11 , 2e mid I%.i.'Kt.:lllla f riCar be ted in lleit's Life in London, of Monday, Feb. 4. The memorial, relating to Qui Tom actions regarding horse-racing, coursing, and other manly sports, was given at length in Bell's Life of, Sunday last, Jan. 28. SUMMARY OF NEWS AN D Public eptuton. " Who runs may rewL" FOREIGN. The French Funds were further depressed on Monday, the Three per Cents. closing at 82f. 5c., and the Fives at 124 f. 55e. Orleans Shares closed at 855, Rouen 845, Havre 680, Avignon 760 ; Spanish Actives 30i. Six of the Legitimatist Deputies, among them Berryer and Larochejacquelin, had tendered their resignation to the Chamber of Deputies, which was accepted. The returns of the elections at Madrid were made up on the 23d—all in favour of the Opposition. The accounts from Alexandria are to the 6th inst. The Viceroy had returned to Cairo from Upper Egypt. LAW AND POLICE. In the Secondaries' Court an action was brought against Mr. Blyth, the captain of the bark, Racer, by Antonio de Souza, the steward, for an assault committed at sea. The defendant had repeatedly struck the plaintiff, and one of the blows had materially affected his sight. The jury retuned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 30/. The following array of counsel have been engaged in a will case, Baughton v. James, which stands for hearing in the Vice-Chancellor's Court :—Mr. Swanston, Mr. Siumkinson, Mr. Spence, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Russell, Mr. Wigram, Mr. An derton, Mr. Teed, Mr. K. Parker, Mr. Coote, Mr. Terrell, Mr. Rolt, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Stinton, Mr. Hallett, Mr. Hall, and Mr•. Blower. Thomas Frost, a letter-carrier in the General Post-office, was charged at Bow-street, with stealing a sovereign and a Scotch bank note for 1/., the property of the Postmaster- General. The prisoner said nothing in his defence and was fully committed. At Marlborough-street, Stanislaus Dembricki (calling him self Count Dembricki). Marie Therese Dembricki, and Louis Sosnowski, were charged by William Henry Best, butler to Lady Trotter, No. 11, Grosvenor-square, the two former with knocking and ringing violently at her Ladyship's door that morning, and the latter with assaulting and abusing him in the streets. It .appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff, that they were suspected of being begging impostors ; and Lady Trotter had ordered him to make a statement to that: effect before the magistrates. For this they had annoyed him, and one of them threatened to strike him with an um brella. Mr. Maltby, after some consideration, said the case was one which he could not deal with. He must, therefore, order the parties to be discharged. Yesterday James Hughes was charged at the Thames Police-court by Samuel George Bayley, an officer of the Animals' Friend Society, with having worked a horse which was totally unfit for labour. The prisoner, in his defence, said, he had paid 7s. for having the collar altered twice. He merely used the horse as a makeshift, having been compelled by an accident to sell for a sovereign two months since a horse which he had previously purchased for 151. Mr. Bro derip having viewed the horse, which was in the yard at tached to the Court, told the prisoner that he was utterly unfit to be entrusted with the care of any animal. He should pay the highest penalty, 405., or stay in gaol for the longest term the law allowed. The prisoner was then locked up. At Union-hall William Holder was committed for trial on a charge of embezzling various sums of money, the property of Messrs. Flockton and Co., turpentine distillers, of Ber mondsey, by whom he was employed as cash collector. Thomas Sparks was also committed for trial, charged with having stolen a bag containing gold and silver to the amount of 40/., the property of a pawnbroker residing in the New Cut, Lambeth, by whom he had formerly been employed, but from whose service he was discharged in the month of October last. At the Hammersmith Police-court Edward Haylen, James Pearce, Benjamin Smith, and James Paine, four young men of respectable appearance, from seventeen to twenty years of age, apprentices of Mr. Charles Brown, builder, at 'Hammer • smith, were brought before Mr. Paynter on a charge of hav ing administered to James Welsh, Mr. Brown's foreman, a quantity of jalap, and afterwards attempting to drown him. After hearing a vast mass of evidence, Mr. Paynter inflicted on Haylen, Pearce, and Smith, a fine of 5/. each for the as sault, and held all of them to bail for their future good be haviour in two sureties of 40/. each. COURT —FASHIONABLE. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince Consort, will pro ceed in state to open the session of Parliament. The Court is expected to return to Windsor on Saturday. Lord John Russell returns to Chesham-place to-day, from a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey, where some political and private friends of his Lord ship have assembled; and this evening the Noble Lord will give a Frand dinner to a pa r t y o f 2 0, i ncluding some of his Lordship s former colleagues in office. Lady John Russell will arrive in town to-morrow from Woburn, for the season. Sir Robert Burdett, Bart., accompanied by the Hon. Robert 0. Cave, M.P., left town on Tuesday for Ramsbury Manor, Wilts, to attend the obsequies of the lat e Si r F ranc i s and Lad/Burdett, and thence Mr. Cave proceeds to the seat of the venerable Baroness Braye, his mother, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are expected to leave Stafford House next week, for Brighton, where their Graces' relatives, Earl and Countess of Granville, are prolonging their sojourn MISCELLANEOUS. IN RE TOWNLY. The hearing of this case had been adjourned from time to time, in order to procure the attendance of a person named Salomons, who had got a bill of sale on the insolvent's pro perty, of which he now retained a large quantity. The insolvent having shown to the satisfaction of the Court that he had done everything in his power to subpoena Salo mons, he was liberated provisionally, and Salomons not ap pearing in obedience to the order of the Court, an attachment was ordered to issue against him. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL - .-(THIS DAY.) Edward Jones, about 30 years of age, was brought before Mr. Alderman Johnson, charged with having attempted to set fire to the house of Mr. Ridee, No. 65, Dorset-street, Fleet-street. COURT CIRCULAR WINDSOn, TUESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert walked on the Terrace and in the grounds about the Castle both in the morning and again this afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the .:Licess Alice were taken a can:jags/tiring to-day, attended by the i."..'w.ger Lady Lyttelton. Her Royal Highness the Princes,: Royal was taken her usual airing. Sir Robert Peel left Mi.' Castle early this morning for town. Viscount Canning has also ts.lten his departno. Lord Stanley and Mr. Davis arrived this evening at the Castle on a visit to the Queen. Viscount Hawarden has succeeded the Earl of Warwick as the Lord in Waiting on the Queen, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore has succeeded Captain Meynell as the Groo.ra in Waiting on her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and her Lativ in Waiting will join the Royal dinner party at the Castle ;ilia evening. Her Majesty and Prince Albert will leave to-marrow" (Wednesday) for town, atianded by part of the Royal Suite. Her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort will take their de parture from the Castle early in the afternoon. On arriving at Buckingham Palace the Queen. will hold a Privy Council for appointing the Sheriffs for the oresent year. Their Royal Highnesses the i''.rince of Wales and the Princess Alice will remain at Windsor Castle ; and Colonel Arbuthnot, Equerry in Waiting on fur Majesty, will be in attendance on the Royal infants. 13. e Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay will also continue at the Castle. The Queen will hold a Privy Council th:q afternoon at Buckingham Palace at half-past three o'clock.- Her Roya Highness the Duchess of Cambridge arrived in town yestor day morning from her residence at Kew, and Yisited het ig Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester- A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday after noon at the Forel,cm-office. The Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Wharncliffel the Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Stanley; o SK James Graham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Isa fl o f Ripon, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Henry E v ar* dinge, and Sir Edward Knatchbull. The Lord Chancellor arrived at the Foreign 7 office at three' , o'clock, and joined hie colleagues. The Council sat two hours and a half. Sir Robert Peel arrived ' at his residence in Whitehall gardens yesterday morning, from a visit to the Queen at. Windsor Castle. The Earl of Aberdeen paid a visit to the Right Hon. Baronet. Lord Stanley left town yest erday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Solicitor -General transact ed business yesterday at the Home-office. The Rev. Edward Feud had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial-..office. HAYMARKET 'THEATRE. Thanks to Mr. Webster, the- English playgoing public have at length an opportunity afforded to them of hearing the most original comic singer that Eng land has ever produced. r. John .Parry last even ing commenced an engagern M b :it, of four nights only, and gave us two of his exquisite ; hum ourous—sengs we will not call them—but music,'-' .comedies ; for if a comedy be a delineation of the n,•anners of the times in which we live, then are Mr. John Parry's performances comedies, AN'eit they may be in five stanzas instead of five acts, and although the dramatis persona are , repre sented by himself and his piano, for the piano on which he accompanies himself becomes a most e% pressive and humorous coadjutor in his hands. He is the only completely gentlemanly comic singer we, have ever met with—he possesses the richest vein 0 1 humour with the most polished manners imaginable- To those who have never seen or heard him we scarcely know how to convey an idea of his singularly original style—he is a true English buffo, as thoroughly English as Lablache is Italian, • and yet as perfect a buffo. Let our readers imagine a itinsieel Mathews, possessing the same command over the.. piano as that most inimitable of actors did over no own features, and making it. do the same sort of Aer: vice in assisting to develop the quaintnesses to whku his voice gave utterance, and they may form a fail notion of what Mr. John Parry's performances are. He last night gave us " The Accomplished Young Lady," which was, of course encored, and then gave "Blue Beard." The house was in a roar all the while he was at the piano, and, at the conclusion, he was rapturously applauded. The house was crowd during the whole of the evening. FINE ARTS. - - We have been favoured with the sight of a print entitled the " English Ceres," which has been ea' graved by , Bellin from an original painting by the Madame Soyer. The picture is a half-length of plump, buxom, rosy-cheeked young woman, who is holding large bunches of corn in her hands, and looks the very emblem of health and happiness. Apps'' rently, she has just been gleaning, for in the back' ground there is an expansive range of fields, studded with upright sheaves of corn, and bordered -wig, luxuriant hedges. The drapery of the young gletqlef is very gracefully and naturally disposed, and there Is a sweetness of expression in her truly feminine coun tenance, on which the eye rests with pleasure. The sylvan picturesque background tends greatly to vary and enliven the picture, and the skilful manner in which the perspective is managed, convinces us that Madame Soyer must have been a painter of no ordi nary abilities. The print is dedicated to the Duchess of Sutherland, and would show to advantage in $ plain gilt, or maple-wood frame. SUDDEN DEATH OF MAJOR RUTHERFORD.--Lat evening an inquest was held at the Feathers, Duke-street , St. James's, before Mr. Higgs, on view of the body of Major Rutherford, aged 58, Major of the 88th Foot unattached, who was found dead in a closet in the Army and Navy Club house, St. James's-square, on the preceding day. It appeared from the evidence, that on Saturday last deceased called on his cousin, Dr. Rutherford, of Devonshire-street, Portland • place, and complained of pain in his chest. Bleeding was recommended, but to this deceased objected, consenting, how ever to be bled at the Army and Navy Club-house, O n Monday, at half-past two, if it should still be deemed ReCeS sary. On Monday, at one o'clock, deceased went to the club-house, and desired the hall-porter to send a gentlemal3, whom he expected to call on him, up stairs, He then well up stairs himself. At a quarter-past two Dr. Rutherferu called, and was sent up stairs according to deceased's instruc' tions. Not finding him in the room as he anticipated, he waited about three-quarters of an hour with some anxiety, and then went to the ball-porter, to ascertain whether th e Major had left th e h ouse. He was informed that he had n ot, and further, that some one was in the closet, and had been there for some time; that the door had been knocked at se veral times, but that no answer had been obtained. Af ter some further delay, the door of the clo s et was b ro ken oPe e l and the deceased was found on his knees quite dead, an' apparently having been dead for some time, the limbs having f become rigid. An empty co r k e d phi a l was f oun d i n Inc. of his pockets, which, upo n b e i ng t a k en t o M r. T ay l or , chemist, Pall-mall, was pronounced to h ave b een p er f ec tly fee from everything of a poisonous natu r e. Th e pry i m mediately returned a verdict of " Died by the Visitation of God." THE ROYAL MINT.—The employes at this national establishment commenced on Monday last striking the new silver coinage, which is to be issued by Government inunr diately after her Majesty's Royal proclamation, calling's the old silver coinage of Ki ng Geccg.e 111., issued in 18 16 George IV., in 1821 ; and King William IV., in x 1831; the greater part of it is so defaced by wear and tear, and so deteriorated in weight, that many of the half-crowns era not worth more than 25., the shillings 9d., and the pences 3d. The panic that was anticipated by the flaw' of England, in consequence of the Royal proelarnati oe of the 2d of October last, on the light gold current' having subsided in the public mind, the old silver coinag e will be called in soon after the assembling of Pat-Hamel without any loss being sustained by the p u bli c , as the ne coinage of 1844 will be given in exchange without deduc tion for the old currency. The great deficiency of Sil ver that is felt in the large manufacturing and agricultural coun ties. particularly at Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmin ham, Sheffield, Nottingham, Norwich, Leeds, York, D°ll - Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Buckinghamalat Cheshire, &c., will be fully suppli e d f rom th e Royal Igint,— Government officers are to be a pp o i n t e d i n t h e diff eren t alai tricts throughout the United Kingdom for the distribution° the new coinage as soon as a su ffi c i ent quantity is rea dy for circulation. The following is the legal current weight of t he various silver coins :—The crown, or ss. piece, 18 penny weights 4'4-11 grains ; the half-crown, 9 pennyweights grains; the shilling, 3 pennyweights 15•3-11 grains; and 1 m - sixpence, 1 pennyweight 19/-11 grains ; the fourpennr piece, I pennyweight 8 grains. The gold sovereign, 5 Pe% weights 2i grains ; the half go ld sovere i gn , 2 penn yweig_ A , 13 grains h. The amount of bullio n a t p resen t i n the BIT of England is fifteen millions sterling, which is more MO' derable than has been known for many years. 29. THE SOUTH E ASTERN R AILWAY. — DOVER, - —A private opening of this line, to the terminus at took place on Saturday. An engine from the Folkestone '"f s tion was first dispatched, unaccompanied by any carriag e ' . .„6 a pioneer to test the li ne , an d everything having been lOni perfectly smooth an d sa f e, i t returned to Folkestone , a t i l' e brought back a car r i age , conta i n i ng Mr. Baxendale, ittf, chairman, with others of the Directors, together with.r, e s t co o n a n n e d et fr e o d m wi li th oik th es e to lin neb e. t l h n e a l ll as , William Cubitt, the chief engineer, and other execn . .," : , - a leavi rip last trans t ron e e y carr s we i re agel r°lng Dover for London at four o'clock. This experimental t o. has afforded great satisfaction to the directors and el4L nee t he Although there have been great difficulties thrown L".., by way of th e comp l et i on o f this portion of the line, b°t" te r the attacks of Neptune and the falls of the cliff, and exertion has consequently been made to finish the "' wa s yet the rails appe ar t o b e fi rm ly se ttl e d, an d t h e t r action so so easy as to justify a speed of upwards of twenty luil ee le a, hour, the distance from Folkestone having been the last trip, in fifteen minutes. morn . ACCIDENTS AT DEVONPORT.--011 Saturday ing a building in the market of this town, which -wcasar_ell,;, ported on pillars, and appropriated for hanging the ,`,; 0 , of pigs on the cross-beams attached thereto, tell downn te number of persons who were engaged in business under I, e , roof. The utmost confusion ensued. When the Per_;,.. were taken from the ruins, it was discovered that a I , l a dealer from the country had his leg and thigh brok was otherwise injured ; an industrious woman, a b' s -i tc hur t, wife, had also a leg broken. Four others were severely and many were slightly injured. perforu BIRTHS. the ladyOn the 26th of Janua r y, a t Bury St. Edmund's , of John Greene, Esq., of a son. h, the On the 27th of January, a t Ath o l- crescen t, Edinburg 38 0 lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Campbell, Ba rt ' RegimQnt, of a son and heir. M. On the 25th of January AßßlED , at Brompton N ew Churc h, ` 1 " stance Clare Murray, Esq., of Lower Grosvenor-pro:1 0 Sarah, widow of the late W. E. Lake, Esq., of lED, On the 13th of January D , at the Hague, Sir William Jolla" ston, of that ilk, and of Hilton, Bart., aged 84. On the 26th of January, at Hastings, Lady Oakeley, th e wife of ~ 4. ..rebdc.ncen Herl;::rt Onke Bart London : Printed and Published by MiIJRDO YOUNG' ti ° No. 112, Strand, a t Th e S un Office, N 0.112, Strand, in t County of Middlesex, Wednesday, January 31,1844. • l t I t.